The Silent Revolution (2018)

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East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.

In 1956 Stalinstadt, East Germany, during the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, local teenagers perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

• Released: 2018-03-01
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 265 votes

Directed by Lars Kraume.

Top cast

• Leonard Scheicher as Theo Lemke
• Tom Gramenz as Kurt Wächter
• Lena Klenke as Lena
• Isaiah Michalski as Paul
• Jonas Dassler as Erik Babinsky
• Nora Labisch as Klara Winkler
• Nele Labisch as Regina Winkler
• Ronald Zehrfeld as Hermann Lemke
• Carina Wiese as Irmgard Lemke
• Florian Lukas as Principal Schwarz

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Where to watch The Silent Revolution

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel, Filmzie, Cineverse, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: watch free on Cineverse; rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand

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