The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Baader Meinhof Complex

Directed by Uli Edel

Produced by G.T. Film Production, ARD Degeto

2008149 min7.0 / 10

A tense, morally complex chronicle of radicalization and political violence in 1970s Germany, driven by ideological conviction and personal rupture.

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 together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

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  • Is The Baader Meinhof Complex scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Baader Meinhof Complex violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Baader Meinhof Complex easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Baader Meinhof Complex end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Baader Meinhof Complex sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

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