The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

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150 min - Action | Biography | Crime - 25 September 2008 (Germany)

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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 16,491 users Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 99 user | 142 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com

A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Martina Gedeck	...	Ulrike Meinhof
	Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Andreas Baader
	Johanna Wokalek	...	Gudrun Ensslin
	Nadja Uhl	...	Brigitte Mohnhaupt
	Stipe Erceg	...	Holger Meins
	Niels-Bruno Schmidt	...	Jan Carl Raspe (as Niels Bruno Schmidt)
	Vinzenz Kiefer	...	Peter-Jürgen Boock
	Simon Licht	...	Horst Mahler
	Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Petra Schelm
	Daniel Lommatzsch	...	Christian Klar
	Sebastian Blomberg	...	Rudi Dutschke
	Heino Ferch	...	Horst Herold Assistant
	Jan Josef Liefers	...	Peter Homann
	Eckhard Dilssner	...	Horst Bubeck
	Hannah Herzsprung	...	Susanne Albrecht

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Storyline

Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. Written by Constantin Film

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The children of the Nazi generation vowed fascism would never rule their world again.

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Action | Biography | Crime | Drama | History

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content, graphic nudity and language See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] | Official site [Germany] | See more »

Country:

Germany | France | Czech Republic

Language:

German | English | French (only a few lines) | Swedish (only a few lines)

Release Date:

25 September 2008 (Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

A Baader-Meinhof csoport See more »

Filming Locations:

Bavaria-Ateliers, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$148,547 (Austria) (28 September 2008) (49 Screens)

Gross:

$21,383,815 (Germany) (16 November 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF), G.T. Film Production See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

French visa # 115014 delivered on 3-9-2008. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The Deep Purple song "Child In Time" is played when the movie takes place in 1969. "Child In Time" is from the album "In Rock", and this album was released in 1970. See more »

Quotes

Brigitte Mohnhaupt: Stop seeing them the way they weren't.
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Connections

Referenced in Brainstorming (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Child in Time"
Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord,
Ian Paice
Performed by Deep Purple
Courtesy of EMI Records See more »

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (original title)

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