The Baader Meinhof Complex

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

Directed by Uli Edel

Germany, France, 2008

Drama, Action

Synopsis

The rise and fall of Germany’s notorious terrorist group, the Red Army Faction (RAF), a group of radicals who organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and ‘70s, bringing mayhem on postwar Germany. Based on Stefan Aust’s best-selling nonfiction book.

Our take

Countries worry about terrorism from the outside, but what about from within? Nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, this German drama documents a true story of home-grown radicalism. Pulse-pounding, chilling, and complex, a resonant modern epic for a divided age.

The Baader Meinhof Complex Directed by Uli Edel

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Awards & Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival

2009

Academy Awards

2009 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

BFI London Film Festival

2008

BAFTA Awards

2009 | Nominee: Best Film Not in the English Language

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Cast & Crew

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What are people saying?

moviedream's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
moviedream

AMAZING cinema. This film shakes you, rattles you, and rocks you. It will change you.
January 23, 2019 03:30
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DrFirestone's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
DrFirestone

Excellent film, set in fascinating historical period of 60/70's. It's a film about passionate fight, people who actually were not afraid to fight for what they believed in, and how they eventually ended up estranged from most of the society. Exposes how the socialist revolution was in decline in late 70's and failed eventually in the 80s. I wish there a was better explanation of their political believes and motives.
March 08, 2019 05:18
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Steven Dawson's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
Steven Dawson

An absorbing and evocative, if simplistic, take on a fascinating period.
January 23, 2019 03:30
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MrSaenz's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
MrSaenz

Long as hell, but very well worth it. Some insight into terrorism and radical leftism in 60's and 70's Germany. I didn't even know what the Red Army Faction really was about until I saw this film. Moritz Bleibtreu, the actor who plays Andreas Baader, also plays Andreas in the film Munich which is about Black September, a group closely related to the Red Army Faction. Just watch it.
January 25, 2019 05:03
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Phil Worfel's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
Phil Worfel

Really really good. Shocking that this came from the guy who make Body of Evidence. Great evocation of an era and a movement. Awesome cinematography and brilliant action set pieces.
January 25, 2019 05:03
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Cine Pelikula's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
Cine Pelikula

Brilliant! Excellent cinematography, fascinating archival images and the gesture to connect radical histories across the globe. I also appreciated how the German activists were presented with warts and all -- their racism and sexism. Brilliant film. Just brilliant.
January 25, 2019 05:03
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dionysus67's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
dionysus67

Undeniably gripping and at moments quite powerful in terms of conveying the turbulence of the era, Edel's film avoids some of the Hollywood traps but not others. Thus, the frenetic pace and editing, punctuated by newsreel footage, give the impression of a shallow encyclopedic project. This limitation though along with some surface character analysis does not detract from fine acting (mainly Gedeck). Flawed but good.
April 08, 2020 01:22
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FISCHER's rating of the film The Baader Meinhof Complex
FISCHER

RAF contre RFA : dans un match de longue haleine, truqué de longue date, perdant connu d'avance, il en résulte une médiocre oeuvre cinématographique qui a comme seul et unique mérite, de respecter l'historicité des faits. www.cinefiches.com
April 08, 2020 01:23
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