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

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)

Trailer

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