After German police violently break up a protest against the shah of Iran, journalist Ulrike Meinhof leaves her dishonest marriage and children to join radical Andreas Baader. With Gudrun Ensslin, they form the Red Army Faction and launch terrorist attacks against what they see as a fascist state.
- Directors
- Uli Edel
- Cast
- Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Stipe Erceg, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Vinzenz Kiefer, Simon Licht, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Heino Ferch, Daniel Lommatzsch, Sebastian Blomberg, Jan Josef Liefers, Hannah Herzsprung, Tom Schilling, Hans-Werner Meyer, Katharina Wackernagel, Anna Thalbach, Volker Bruch
- Country
- Czech Republic, France, Germany
- Genre
- Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
- Release date
- 2008-09-25
- Studios
- G.T. Film Production, ARD Degeto, NDR, Dune Films, WDR, BR, Constantin Film, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
The Baader Meinhof Complex Plot and Cast
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children, and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army and carry out a slew of terrorist attacks aimed at disrupting what they perceive as an increasingly fascist state.
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