2008 · 149 min · R

The Baader Meinhof Complex

Name: The Baader Meinhof Complex
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 149 min
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Stipe Erceg

Directed by Uli Edel · Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) is a Action film, directed by Uli Edel set in Germany during the 1960s–1970s. It runs 149 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of power & corruption play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Florian TessloffPeter Hinderthür

Cinematography

Rainer Klausmann

Cast

Martina GedeckMoritz BleibtreuJohanna WokalekNadja UhlStipe ErcegNiels-Bruno SchmidtVinzenz KieferSimon Licht

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Germany

Setting

Urban

When

1960s 1970s

Premise & themes

Themes

Power & Corruption

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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Berlin — 1930s
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The Baader Meinhof Complex

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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