- HD 1080
- Runtime: 117m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: de
- Country: Germany
- Director: Dennis Gansel
- Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Joachim Bißmeier, Justus von Dohnányi
- keywords: transporter, nazi, boarding school, elite unit, gay interest, children in wartime
- Production_studio: Seven Pictures, Constantin Film, OLGA FILM
- Slogan: Men make history. We make the men.
- The Before the Fall is featured in the top rankings of 2004
- #79 in Top Drama Movies of 2004
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.