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The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Baader Meinhof Complex

20087.02h 29m

Overview

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.

Directed by Uli Edel
Written by Bernd Eichinger, Uli Edel, Stefan Aust
Produced by Bernd Eichinger
Box OfficeBudget: $19.7MRevenue: $26.9M

Top Cast

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Ulrike Meinhof

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Andreas Baader

Johanna Wokalek

Johanna Wokalek

Gudrun Ensslin

Nadja Uhl

Nadja Uhl

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Stipe Erceg

Stipe Erceg

Holger Meins

Niels-Bruno Schmidt

Niels-Bruno Schmidt

Jan Karl Raspe

Vinzenz Kiefer

Vinzenz Kiefer

Peter-Jürgen Boock

Simon Licht

Simon Licht

Horst Mahler

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Petra Schelm

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Horst Herold

Themes & Keywords

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About The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Baader Meinhof Complex is a action, crime, drama, history, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of suicide, 1970s, hostage-taking, trial, prison escape, terrorism. Directed by Uli Edel, it stars Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek. 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.

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