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The Baader Meinhof Complex

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Director: Uli Edels

Writer: Bernd Eichinger

Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz

Distributor: Vitagraph Films

Country: Germany

Theatrical Release Date: August 21, 2009

Synopsis: Uli Edels’s Oscar nominated film is an epic look at Germany in the turbulent 70s. 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 radicalized 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.

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