The Baader Meinhof Complex

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The Baader Meinhof Complex

R,

2008,

2h 30m,

Biography/

Crime/

Drama/

History

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When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu). Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek), 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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Critics Consensus

Intricately researched and impressively authentic slice of modern German History, with a terrific cast, assured direction, and a cracking script.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Aug 23, 2018

It is brutal, relentless, nihilistic, violent, terrifying, relentless, psychopathic, and yet it is so powerful, so explosively febrile, it compels you to watch and keep watching.

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Ed Koch

The Atlantic

Jan 17, 2018

Two problems I had with the film were that the subtitles were too small making them difficult to read and that they did not remain on the screen long enough to adequately read. Nevertheless, it is an amazing movie and well worth your time.

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Chris Vognar

Dallas Morning News

Oct 16, 2009

4.5/5

It doggedly refuses easy ways out, and it has the guts, brains and critical eye to plumb the roots of terror and its bloody consequences.

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Jason Best

What's On TV

Nov 15, 2020

Director Uli Edel and producer and screenwriter Bernd Eichinger don't take sides. They don't condemn, but nor do they excuse. Instead, they leave us to make up our own minds.

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

Oct 11, 2019

3/5

Edel's mix of historical footage and dramatized scenes provide little more than a breezy history lesson.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 5, 2019

3/4

Taut and ferocious, a lean, solid, unsentimental narrative that dives right into the nitty gritty details of its subject.

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Rey S

Feb 25, 2018

And this is what I like. We can read about it later if we want more details. The reconstitution here is just plain great. Great fights, great bombings, great shootings, better than americans. The acting is excellent. We are plunged into a dark past for two hours. And the germans make the best terrorists.

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Hermione S

Nov 19, 2017

It has said what happened exactly means no holes barred !

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Martina Gedeck

Ulrike Meinhof

Moritz Bleibtreu

Andreas Baader

Johanna Wokalek

Gudrun Ensslin

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Synopsis

When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu). Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek), 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.

Director: Uli Edel
Producer: Bernd Eichinger
Screenwriter: Bernd Eichinger
Production Co: Constantin Film Produktion
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Disturbing Images|Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $476.3K
Runtime: 2h 30m

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