The Baader Meinhof Complex
- Original title
- Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
- Year
- 2008
- Running time
- 150 min.
- Country
- Germany
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Bernd Eichinger. Book: Stefan Aust
- Cast
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- Martina Gedeck
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Bruno Ganz
- Johanna Wokalek
- Stipe Erceg
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Nadja Uhl
- Jan Josef Liefers
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Thriller | Based on a true story. 1970s. Terrorism
- Synopsis
- Riveting drama revisiting the days of Germany's Red Army Faction. With films such as Downfall and The Lives of Others, recent German cinema has been celebrated while confronting dark periods in the country's history. The Baader Meinhof Complex continues that trend, as it deals with the Red Army Faction, the left-wing militant group formed by radicalised children of the Nazi generation, who fought an international terrorist campaign opposing American imperialism and the West German establishment throughout the 1970s. Moritz Bleibtreu and Martina Gedeck, as Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof respectively, lead an exceptional cast of young German actors, while Bruno Ganz puts in a reliably strong turn as Horst Herold, the head of the German police force charged with bringing the Faction to justice. While the action sequences are undoubtedly thrilling, the film dodges accusations of sensationalism, deftly dealing with the contradictory mentality of a group prepared to murder innocents in the name of democracy and justice. Based on Stefan Aust's definitive book about the group, adapted by Downfall screenwriter Bernd Eichinger, and directed by veteran helmer Uli Edel (Christiane F., Last Exit to Brooklyn), The Baader Meinhof Complex is a film of considerable class and authority. Michael Hayden.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2008: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture2008: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture2008: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Language Picture2009: 3 Nominations European Film Awards, including Actor and Audience Award
- Critics' reviews
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"An explosive but scrupulously journalistic drama about the radical group that terrorized Germany for nearly 30 years."
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"A long but powerful true-life drama of 1970s German terrorists features masterful storytelling and bravura performances."
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"The end result is an electrifying, morally complex story of the evil that men (and women) do in the name of the greater good."
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"I have seen 'The Baader Meinhof Complex' three or four times now, and, despite exasperation with its fissile form, I find it impossible not to be plunged afresh into this engulfing age of European anxiety."
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"Seems propelled by a doomed sense of inevitability and is all the more gripping for it."
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- 55 My Favorite German Movies (24)
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