DVD | The Edukators

The Edukators is a fast paced and funny German movie with a message. Based around the exploits of two friends who call them selves The Edukators, whose aim in life is to protest against global trade, they decide to take their protests to the next level.

A rather subversive form of protest is designed where they break in to rich peoples houses and re-arrange the furniture and leave a note that says ‘Your days of plenty are numbered’.

But things start to unravel when one of the friends has to go away for a while and asks his mate to look after his girlfriend. It’s here that the only predictable part of the movie occurs – they fall for each other.

They also get into a spot of bother and together the three of them find themselves in a very difficult and dangerous situation (I won’t spoil it for you). It’s here where the movie really takes off and has you on the edge of your seats.

The storyline is original, the characters are convincing, the message isn’t preachy and the tension never really dies.

All in all, it’s a damn fine movie, that will not only entertain, but also make you think.

Spiritual Connections
The Edukators brings up an interesting dilemma for Western Christians. We live in a world controlled by money, by big corporations, by the West. The Global (Western) economy only works at the expense of people living in the third world. Without sweatshops most of us wouldn’t have any clothing or shoes, without the factories in Afghanistan I wouldn’t be writing this blog, as the computer chips are cheaper to manufacture there. The world as we know it only exists because we exploit the poor and keep them poor.

But it was Jesus who told us; what you do to the least of you, you do to me.