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.
Directed by Uli Edel
suicide
1970s
hostage-taking
trial
prison escape
terrorism
terrorist plot
government cover-up
government conspiracy
leftist radicalism
criminal trial
escape from prison
baader-meinhof gruppe
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3.6 / 5
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Cast
Martina Gedeck
Ulrike Meinhof
Moritz Bleibtreu
Andreas Baader
Johanna Wokalek
Gudrun Ensslin
Nadja Uhl
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Stipe Erceg
Holger Meins
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Jan Karl Raspe
Vinzenz Kiefer
Peter-Jürgen Boock
Simon Licht
Horst Mahler
Alexandra Maria Lara
Petra Schelm
Bruno Ganz
Horst Herold
Heino Ferch
Herolds Assistent
Daniel Lommatzsch
Christian Klar
Crew
Uli Edel
Director
Uli Edel
Screenplay
Bernd Eichinger
Screenplay
Peter Hinderthür
Original Music Composer
Alexander Berner
Editor
Rainer Klausmann
Director of Photography
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Stefan Aust
Novel
Jan Bloemeke
Sound Effects Editor
Luca Vannella
Hairstylist
Ana de Mier y Ortuño
First Assistant Editor
Popular Reviews
50 reviews
Jasmine
5.0★ · 03/22/26
Long as fuck ugh
Long as fuck ugh
gawmt
7.7★ · 07/06/25
Watched this in 2 seatings not because it was overwhelming but because we couldn't finish it in class but the intentional overwhelmingness of the film is immensely strong. +.5 stars for that.
Watched this in 2 seatings not because it was overwhelming but because we couldn't finish it in class but the intentional overwhelmingness of the film is immensely strong. +.5 stars for that.
abby
8.0★ · 03/13/25
during the killing and kidnapping their outfits EAATTT
during the killing and kidnapping their outfits EAATTT
Belaine Mamo
7.0★ · 08/04/24
very interesting becuse my dad gave me very detailed history lessons throughout this film. it's also insane how much i didn't know about this, it was so gruesome and upsetting. everyone should see this just for the info.
very interesting becuse my dad gave me very detailed history lessons throughout this film. it's also insane how much i didn't know about this, it was so gruesome and upsetting. everyone should see this just for the info.
