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Baader Meinhof Komplex

Original title: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
  • 20082008
  • K-15K-15
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
38K
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Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Based on Stefan Aust's best-selling nonfiction book.
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A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
38K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Uli Edel
  • Writers
    • Bernd Eichinger(screenplay)
    • Uli Edel(screenplay collaborator)
    • Stefan Aust(book)
  • Stars
    • Martina Gedeck
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Johanna Wokalek
  • Director
    • Uli Edel
  • Writers
    • Bernd Eichinger(screenplay)
    • Uli Edel(screenplay collaborator)
    • Stefan Aust(book)
  • Stars
    • Martina Gedeck
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Johanna Wokalek
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 127User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Moritz Bleibtreu and Johanna Wokalek in Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
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    Vinzenz Kiefer, Bernd Stegemann, and Hannes Wegener in Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
    Johanna Wokalek in Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
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    Martina Gedeck and Hans Werner Meyer in Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
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    Martina Gedeck
    Martina Gedeck
    • Ulrike Meinhof
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Andreas Baader
    Johanna Wokalek
    Johanna Wokalek
    • Gudrun Ensslin
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Horst Herold
    Jan Josef Liefers
    Jan Josef Liefers
    • Peter Homann
    Nadja Uhl
    Nadja Uhl
    • Brigitte Mohnhaupt
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Petra Schelm
    Heino Ferch
    Heino Ferch
    • Horst Herold Assistant
    Stipe Erceg
    Stipe Erceg
    • Holger Meins
    Niels-Bruno Schmidt
    Niels-Bruno Schmidt
    • Jan Carl Raspe
    • (as Niels Bruno Schmidt)
    Vinzenz Kiefer
    Vinzenz Kiefer
    • Peter-Jürgen Boock
    Tom Schilling
    Tom Schilling
    • Josef Bachmann
    Susanne Bormann
    Susanne Bormann
    • Peggy
    Simon Licht
    • Horst Mahler
    Daniel Lommatzsch
    Daniel Lommatzsch
    • Christian Klar
    Sebastian Blomberg
    Sebastian Blomberg
    • Rudi Dutschke
    Hannah Herzsprung
    Hannah Herzsprung
    • Susanne Albrecht
    Hans Werner Meyer
    Hans Werner Meyer
    • Klaus-Rainer Röhl
    • (as Hans-Werner Meyer)
    • Director
      • Uli Edel
    • Writers
      • Bernd Eichinger(screenplay)
      • Uli Edel(screenplay collaborator)
      • Stefan Aust(book)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ex-terrorist Brigitte Mohnhaupt, who was released on probation in the spring of 2008 after 24 years in jail, took the production company Constantin to court for the sex scene, demanding that it be deleted. A Hamburg court dismissed the suit in December 2008.
    • Goofs
      While making a telephone call in an adjoining room, Ignes Ponto becomes an eyewitness of the assassination of her husband Jürgen Ponto in their home. In the movie, she is sitting on the patio in the sunshine, from where she is not able to see that Jürgen Ponto is shot.
    • Quotes

      Ulrike Meinhof: If you throw a stone, it's a crime. If a thousand stones are thrown, that's political. If you set fire to a car it's a crime; if a hundred cars are set on fire that's political.

    • Connections
      Featured in Guinness World Records - Die größten Weltrekorde: Episode #5.1 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Mercedes Benz
      Written by Janis Joplin, Michael McClure

      Performed by Janis Joplin

      Produced by Paul A. Rothchild

    User reviews127

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    8/10
    Another interesting German movie
    Germans have a quality wave of movies that reached wold audience in the early 21st century, after the Run Lola Run hit. This movie is perhaps not the best of the best, but is interesting, original and gives a story of one turbulent era with great detail and precision.
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    • What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Extended German Television Version?
    • What is the scene at the beginning with the man being shot? How does it fit into the movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2008 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
      • Czech Republic
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • French
      • Swedish
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • The Baader Meinhof Complex
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Constantin Film
      • Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $476,270
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,348
      • Aug 23, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,937,355
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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