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# The Baader-Meinhof Complex [DVD]

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## Description

Dramatisation of the inner workings of 1970s radically left-wing German terrorist group The Red Army Faction (RAF). Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek star as Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin, the trio at the core of the organisation, which carried out bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations throughout the late 1960s and 70s in a misguided attempt to redress the wrongs of the Nazi generation. Bruno Ganz co-stars as Horst Herold, the head of the German police who must gain an understanding into the young terrorists' reasoning even as he hunts them down.

Review: robberies, bombings, assassinations and kidnappings - all in the name of justice - This is an excellent film that presents a dramatization of historical events in Germany during the 1960's and 1970's. The story concerns the formation and activities of a radical and militant left-wing group - the Red Army Faction (RAF) - that operated illegally in West Germany, organised along Leninist lines, and sought to destabilise capitalism in that country. The film explores the early aims and objectives of certain key individuals - Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin - showing how, initially, they sought to redress perceived civil wrongs within society. Yet, as their organisation developed, the group escalated into terrorism - carrying out bombings, kidnappings and assassinations. Ultimately the German police capture these individuals, and the movie depicts the lengthy court proceedings and their imprisonment. The film is superbly acted, with standout performances by Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Johanna Wokalek and Bruno Ganz. It is, in the end, a tale that explores disillusionment with the status quo and how efforts to fight for greater freedom and liberty can become twisted into terror and murder. This is a violent film, yet it makes for compelling viewing - especially knowing that it's based on actual events. This movie is in German, with English subtitles. If you enjoy it, I also recommend The Lives of Others [DVD] [2006 ].
Review: classic terrorist movie - THE FILM DESCRIBES THE LIVES AND ACTIONS OF LEFT WING TERRORIST GROUP (R.A.F.) IN THE 70S.IT IS A SUPERB AND DETAILED EFFORT IN NEARLY EVERY ASPECT AND WILL HAVE YOUR ATTENTION UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.M.BLEIBTREU IS VERY GOOD AS THE LEADER ANDREAS BAADER AND MARTINA GEDECK PORTRAYS ULRIKE MEINHOF IN A STRICT FASHION SUITABLE FOR SUCH A COMPLEX PERSONALITY.THE ACTRESS WHO GRABS THE HEADLIGHTS THOUGH IS JOHANNA WOKALEK PLAYING BAADER'S GIRLFRIEND GUDRUN ENSSLIN.WOKALEK IS EXTREMELY COOL AS THE SEXY TERRORIST AND HER PERFORMANCE IS PERFECT.THE WHOLE MOVIE OOZES PACE AND RYTHEM AND IS A MUST FOR ANY THRILLER FAN.NOT TO BE MISSED.THE DVD QUALITY IS ALSO EXCELLENT AS IS THE SOUND.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | Alexandra Maria Lara, Bernd Eichinger, Bruno Ganz, Hannah Herzsprung, Heino Ferch, Jan Josef Liefers, Johanna Wokalek, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadja Uhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Simon Licht, Uli Edel Contributor Alexandra Maria Lara, Bernd Eichinger, Bruno Ganz, Hannah Herzsprung, Heino Ferch, Jan Josef Liefers, Johanna Wokalek, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadja Uhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Simon Licht, Uli Edel See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 675 Reviews |
| Format | PAL |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 05060116723106 |
| Language | German |
| Manufacturer | Entertainment One |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Studio | Momentum Pictures |

## Product Details

- **Format:** PAL
- **Contributor:** Alexandra Maria Lara, Bernd Eichinger, Bruno Ganz, Hannah Herzsprung, Heino Ferch, Jan Josef Liefers, Johanna Wokalek, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadja Uhl, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Simon Licht, Uli Edel
- **Language:** German
- **Runtime:** 2 hours and 30 minutes
- **Studio:** Momentum Pictures

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ robberies, bombings, assassinations and kidnappings - all in the name of justice
*by S***D on 8 July 2016*

This is an excellent film that presents a dramatization of historical events in Germany during the 1960's and 1970's. The story concerns the formation and activities of a radical and militant left-wing group - the Red Army Faction (RAF) - that operated illegally in West Germany, organised along Leninist lines, and sought to destabilise capitalism in that country. The film explores the early aims and objectives of certain key individuals - Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin - showing how, initially, they sought to redress perceived civil wrongs within society. Yet, as their organisation developed, the group escalated into terrorism - carrying out bombings, kidnappings and assassinations. Ultimately the German police capture these individuals, and the movie depicts the lengthy court proceedings and their imprisonment. The film is superbly acted, with standout performances by Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Johanna Wokalek and Bruno Ganz. It is, in the end, a tale that explores disillusionment with the status quo and how efforts to fight for greater freedom and liberty can become twisted into terror and murder. This is a violent film, yet it makes for compelling viewing - especially knowing that it's based on actual events. This movie is in German, with English subtitles. If you enjoy it, I also recommend The Lives of Others [DVD] [2006 ].

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ classic terrorist movie
*by A***. on 21 January 2013*

THE FILM DESCRIBES THE LIVES AND ACTIONS OF LEFT WING TERRORIST GROUP (R.A.F.) IN THE 70S.IT IS A SUPERB AND DETAILED EFFORT IN NEARLY EVERY ASPECT AND WILL HAVE YOUR ATTENTION UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.M.BLEIBTREU IS VERY GOOD AS THE LEADER ANDREAS BAADER AND MARTINA GEDECK PORTRAYS ULRIKE MEINHOF IN A STRICT FASHION SUITABLE FOR SUCH A COMPLEX PERSONALITY.THE ACTRESS WHO GRABS THE HEADLIGHTS THOUGH IS JOHANNA WOKALEK PLAYING BAADER'S GIRLFRIEND GUDRUN ENSSLIN.WOKALEK IS EXTREMELY COOL AS THE SEXY TERRORIST AND HER PERFORMANCE IS PERFECT.THE WHOLE MOVIE OOZES PACE AND RYTHEM AND IS A MUST FOR ANY THRILLER FAN.NOT TO BE MISSED.THE DVD QUALITY IS ALSO EXCELLENT AS IS THE SOUND.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sincere, well-intentioned, partly successful film
*by P***O on 16 November 2009*

There seems, understandably I feel, to be some confusion over what this film seeks to do and how successful it is. My reading is that the film seeks to provide "a slice of history", so to speak, and goes to great lengths to try to provide an "objective" account. The film thus includes all the dramatic action you could wish for (such being the nature of the history) without selling out to the "all-out action zero content" genre. The sincerity of intention is commendable. The film successfully contextualises the birth of the Red Army Faction in late 60s West Germany against a background of the VietNam War (principally) but also Che's struggle in Bolivia, the Prague Spring, Martin Luther King's assassination, the Mexico City massacres and the student movement in Paris. The relevance of a generation intensely aware of the rise of Hitler's Third Reich and the importance of resisting fascism is also intelligently conveyed. But unfortunatley that's where the study of motive ends. We see Meinhof's rejection of a life of bourgeois comfort to join the RAF but we don't really understand why (and the key incident of her involvement in Baader's escape from prison is very poorly done). Nor are the reasons for her later disintegration nor her alienation from the rest of the group satisfactorily clarified. Ditto with Baader: we get a hint of his empathy with juvenile "delinquents" but the role of his background in creating the angry young man we see in the film is not explored. All the rest of the group appear as members with minimal or zero explanation as to what has led them there. This lack of psychological depth is the film's major weakness. Maybe a psychological dimension is intentionally not explored to avoid any overt interpretation of the action. This would accord with the extremely meticulous attempts to present a "balanced" picture. The issue of selection of material is avoided by scrupulously including more or less every recorded action during the decade concerned. Throughout the film we get effectively a "double commentary": mainstream media prespectives of RAF actions are juxtaposed to the RAF viewpoint articulated by Meinhof. And here the film hits a dilemna: Meinhof's cliche-ridden prose during her RAF period lacks the critical and analytical dimension of her earlier "bourgeois" journalism. Using Meinhof's RAF writing as a device to articulate the RAF's ideological perspective is therefore going to have limited success due to the limited nature of the material. To weakness in the area of psychology we thus get weakness in the area of ideology. The end-result is an action-packed, well-acted, first-class production which leaves you dissatisfied and wishing to explore this fascinating phenomenon more deeply. Hopefully a future film will take up the challenge.

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