The Baader Meinhof Complex attempts to chronicle in its 150 minute running time the entire decade which saw the rise and fall of the Red Army Faction (RAF) , Germany’s most notorious terrorist group. The film is produced and co-written by Bernd Eichinger whose Constantin Film company was also responsible for the excellent Downfall the study of Hitler’s final days for which he also furnished the screenplay. Director Uli Edel shares the writing credit although the film is based on the book of...Read Full Story
Over the weekend I watched the dramatization of the events surrounding the 1960s terrorist group the Red Army Faction (also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group) in the film The Baader Meinhof Complex . I had some vague impression that they had perhaps set off some bombs in Germany in the 1960s, but I had no idea of the extent of their activities. While their many atrocities were shown during the film, their motivations, goals and backgrounds were all left out. Since the film is German, I assume...Read Full Story
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past.
Their aim is to create a more human society...Read Full Story
Baader Meinhof Complex (2pc) (Ws Sub) ( DVD ) By Martina Gedeck Buy new : $13.49 43 used and new from $5.40 Customer Rating: First tagged by DJ URO Related tags: red army faction (5), communism (3), baader-meinhof (3), bruno ganz (3), baader meinhof (3), german (2), anti-imperialism , andreas baader , 1960s nostalgia , biased , 1970s , bernd eichinger MORE DETAIL & CHECK PRICERead Full Story
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
German Cinema never ceases to fascinate me. It is not merely style or the substance, but the sheer honesty with which they portray the darker shades of their past, that mesmerizes me. With Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, they take on another gory period of their recent history and turn that into an absorbing cinema.
No I am not exactly reviewing this film. For those who have never heard of this one before, it is about the heydays of Red Army Faction (RAF), a violent...Read Full Story
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A movie about the militant left-wing Baader Meinhof group has been named as Germany's official entry for the 2009 foreign language film Oscar. Premiered in Munich on Tuesday, The Baader Meinhof Complex stars Moritz Bleibtreu and Martina Gedeck as the ...
Director: In Production; 2000s; 1990s; 1980s; 1970s; Baader Meinhof Komplex, Der (2008) (post-production) Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) (TV) ... aka Curse of the Ring (Australia:
