If Not Us, Who? (2011)

West Germany, early 1960s. Star crossed lovers Bern and Gudrun begin a life long affair in the stifling atmosphere of provincial Germany. Setting out to challenge the establishment they ... See full summary »

Director:

Andres Veiel

Writers:

Gerd Koenen (story), Andres Veiel (screenplay)

Stars:

August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling

6 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
August Diehl	...	Bernward Vesper
Lena Lauzemis	...	Gudrun Ensslin
Alexander Fehling	...	Andreas Baader
Thomas Thieme	...	Willi Vesper - Vater
Imogen Kogge	...	Rose Vesper - Mutter
Michael Wittenborn	...	Helmut Ensslin - Vater
Susanne Lothar	...	Ilse Ensslin - Mutter
Sebastian Blomberg	...	Klaus Roehler
Vicky Krieps	...	Dörte
Martin Butzke	...	Dieter Kunzelmann
Christina Hecke	...	Anne
Maria Dragus	...	Ruth Ensslin (as Maria-Victoria Dragus)
Rainer Bock	...	Verteidiger
Susanne-Marie Wrage	...	Gefängnisleiterin
Benjamin Sadler	...	Walter Jens

Storyline

West Germany, early 1960s. Star crossed lovers Bern and Gudrun begin a life long affair in the stifling atmosphere of provincial Germany. Setting out to challenge the establishment they become part of the global uprising joining forces with leftist writers and political activists. By the late 60s Gudrun has joined the gang lead by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof and Bern risks his sanity to finally writing a novel to change the world. An emotional true story of an explosive era starring August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds (2009), A Hidden Life (2019), Salt (2010)).

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | male frontal nudity | pubic hair | male pubic hair | terrorism | 

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Taglines:

Something must change... [Etwas muss sich ändern...]

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Fictionalization of the real life events that were also the basis for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Germany in Autumn (1978), Baader (2002), Black Box BRD (2001), Marianne & Juliane (1981), Stammheim - The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial (1986), A German Youth (2015), Starbuck Holger Meins (2002), Baader-Meinhof: In Love with Terror (2002), Andreas Baader - Der Staatsfeind (2002), Die RAF (2007), Ulrike Marie Meinhof (1995), World in Action: Prisoner of Terrorism (1978), Deutsche Lebensläufe: Ulrike Meinhof (2007), History: Die RAF - Tödliche Illusion (2007) and were strongly related with Marianne & Juliane (1981), Wildentiere (1969), Gudrun Ensslin - the early years (1968), Den fjärde mannen (2014), Der Fall Susanne Albrecht (2017), Children of the Revolution (2010), Sekigun-P.F.L.P: Sekai sensô sengen (1971), Schleyer - Eine deutsche Geschichte (2003), Mogadischu (2008) and present in the storylines of Long Shadows (2008), The Worst Thing (2019) and Joschka und Herr Fischer (2011).

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Soundtracks

Keep on running
Written by Jackie Edwards
Performed by The Spencer Davis Group (as Spencer Davis)

User Reviews

Complex

While not exactly the same thing as the movie Baader Meinhof (which came out at least a year prior to this), it seems to cut into the same themes. If you watch closer though, you will see, that this a different beast. And while the intentions displayed here are really good (and the narrative is pretty straightforward), it lacks something that I saw in the other movie.

Decent enough effort is being made in telling the story (with the acting supporting this), but in the end something seems to be missing. It is nice seeing a movie being made on that scale in Germany (even though you wish they would have gone another route) and will appeal to quite a few people for sure.

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

10 March 2011 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Cine, daca nu noi?

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$526,344

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARD Degeto Film, Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Angelegenheiten der Kultur und der Medien (BKM), Degeto Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1