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The Baader Meinhof Complex
7.2
/10
2,310 Ratings

Synopsis

Germany in the 1970s: Bomb attacks and the threat of terrorism are rocking the foundations of fragile German democracy. The children of the Nazi generation are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment.

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, this is a resonant modern epic for a divided age.