by Uli Edel · Momentum Pictures · DVD · EAN 5060116723106
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«The Baader-Meinhof Complex» is Uli Edel's movie about the Red Army Faction, starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek, on DVD.
The movie is set in Germany in the 1970s and reconstructs the rise of the Red Army Faction. The story follows Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin, radicalized young people who resort to attacks against the German state, as well as police chief Horst Herold, tasked with hunting them down. The movie shows the RAF's escalation of political violence, the group's ideological tensions and the response of the state apparatus, offering a view of a historical episode that left its mark on German democracy.
Feature film of 143 minutes, region 2 and PAL format. Based on the book by Stefan Aust. The DVD edition includes audio in German and subtitles in English.
Its portrayal of political violence and its historical approach make it suitable for adult viewers interested in cinema about 20th-century Germany and political thrillers.
