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The Baader-Meinhof Complex, 2008

The Baader-Meinhof Complex

German, English, French, Swedish

Germany, France, Czech Republic

Rating:7.3
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Profile of The Baader-Meinhof Complex

The Baader-Meinhof Complex can be described as rough, suspenseful, and disturbing. The plot revolves around anti-war themes, idealism, and political unrest. The main genres are foreign, thriller, and historical. In terms of style, The Baader-Meinhof Complex features realism. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. The Baader-Meinhof Complex is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in Germany. It takes place in the 1960s. The Baader-Meinhof Complex is originally a true story and based on a book. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed and an award winner. Note that it involves strong violent content, nudity, and sexual content.

Summary of The Baader-Meinhof Complex

Director Uli Edel assembles an impressive cast--including Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, and Bruno Ganz--for this adaptation of Stefan Aust's nonfiction book. In Berlin in 1967, a horrific riot inspires a woman named Ulrike Meinhof to join forces with Andreas Baader to battle their government. The pair moves from activism into terrorism, as they lead the group known as the Red Army Faction, aka the Baader-Meinhof Group.

Details

Language: German, English, French, Swedish
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Release date: 26 September 2008
Runtime: 150 min

Cast and Crew

Moritz Bleibtreu as Andreas Baader in The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Moritz Bleibtreu

as Andreas Baader

Martina Gedeck as Ulrike Meinhof in The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Martina Gedeck

as Ulrike Meinhof

Johanna Wokalek

as Gudrun Ensslin

Photos

The Baader-Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Baader-Meinhof Complex (2008)

Clips

The Baader-Meinhof Complex
The Baader-Meinhof Complex: Trailer

Users Reviews

The The Baader Meinhof Complex is an engaging look at the Red Army Faction that terrorized Germany throughout the 70's. This is a long film mostly representative of the gang's point of view. I would have liked more perspective from the authorities...
"THE BAADER MEINHOFF COMPLEX" is an exceptional dramatization of the events that led to the forming of the Red Army Faction of anarcho-terrorists in Germany during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the past decade there have been lots of films that...
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