The Edukators

The Edukators is a 2004 German film about three activists who cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
 * ''Directed by Hans Weingartner. Written by Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner.

Hardenberg

 * One day, you want a car that doesn't break down and some other conveniences. Then you have children and want security for them. Then one day, to your surprise, you find yourself voting conservative.

Jan

 * We live in a capitalist dictatorship.

Peter

 * It's not who invented the gun, man. It's who pulls the trigger.
 * [to Jan at the end of film] Us three... That's more important than stuffy bourgeois ethics.

Dialogue

 * Jule [to Hardenberg during a conversation at table]: The First World could cancel the Third World's debts. That's only 0.01% of the GNP!
 * Hardenberg: That would collapse the world's financial system.
 * Jule: You want them poor! It's the way to control them. Make them sell their raw goods at dirt cheap prices...

Other

 * Note on Wall (left for Hardenberg): "Some People Never Change."

Cast

 * Daniel Brühl - Jan
 * Julia Jentsch - Jule
 * Stipe Erceg - Peter
 * Burghart Klaußner - Hardenberg