Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
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When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.
The Baader Meinhof Complex is a 2008 German crime-thriller that dramatizes the rise of the Red Army Faction, a radical militant group active in 1970s West Germany. The film follows journalist Ulrike Meinhof as she abandons her conventional life to join Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin in a campaign of violent political resistance. Already released and available to stream, it offers a gripping historical account of one of Europe's most notorious terrorist organizations.
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Martina GedeckUlrike Meinhof
Moritz BleibtreuAndreas Baader
Johanna WokalekGudrun Ensslin
Nadja UhlBrigitte Mohnhaupt
Stipe ErcegHolger Meins
Niels-Bruno SchmidtJan Karl Raspe
Vinzenz KieferPeter-Jürgen Boock
Simon LichtHorst Mahler
Alexandra Maria LaraPetra Schelm
Bruno GanzHorst Herold
Heino FerchHerolds Assistent
Daniel LommatzschChristian Klar
Sebastian BlombergRudi Dutschke
Jan Josef LiefersPeter Homann
Hannah HerzsprungSusanne Albrecht
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When was The Baader Meinhof Complex released?
The film was released on September 25, 2008.
What is the film about?
It chronicles the formation and activities of the Red Army Faction, a West German militant group, focusing on journalist Ulrike Meinhof's transformation from mainstream media figure to radical activist alongside Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin.
Is this based on true events?
Yes, the film is based on the real history of the Red Army Faction (also called Baader-Meinhof Group), a left-wing militant organization that operated in West Germany during the Cold War.
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