The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
- Original title
- Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
- Directed by
- Uli Edel
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, biographical film, political thriller film
- Country
- Czech Republic, Germany, France
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 657 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film covers the early years of a German far-left terrorist group from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. It focuses on key members and their radical actions that escalate into violence.
tensefast-pacedgrittyhistoricalbleakurgentdramaticserious
What happens
The Baader Meinhof Complex (German: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex [deːɐ̯ ˈbaːdɐ ˈmaɪnhɔf kɔmˈplɛks] ) is a 2008 German historical thriller film directed by Uli Edel. Written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek. The film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. It retells the story of the early years of the West German far-left terrorist organisation the Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction, or Red Army Faction, a.k.a. RAF) from 1967 to 1977. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Golden Globe Awards and for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 62nd British Academy Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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