Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Jan Josef Liefers
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still fragile German democracy. The radicalized children ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 12, 2009
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September 29, 2009German cinema is the one that fascinates me the most when it comes to European cinema, because it proves that less is more. Maybe The Baader-Meinhof Complex isn't as powerful as The Edukators which was given to us a few years back, but it's still a near-maste...( read more)
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May 17, 2009"Stop seeing them the way they weren't."
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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April 26, 2009Interesting and complex labour of love from Edel which demands a lot from the viewer with its historical sweep. It is long and the pace varies dramatically but you will learn a lot about the subject.
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November 17, 2008A fascinating docu-drama about the rise and fall of a German left-wing terrorist group in the 1970s. The film's aim is to neutrally portray all the facts, which is also its weakness, and as such it doesn't come to any particular conclusion after two and a half hours. Although it ...( read more)
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October 11, 2008The true story of terror attacks in Germany of the 1960s and 70s, performed by left extremists of the Red Army Fraction. While the movie is already two and a half hours long, it would have needed even another hour to deliver the background for people not familiar with this part o...( read more)
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October 26, 2009I believe there's so much things to say about this subject but it isn't necessary to cram them all in one movie. Therefore there were a couple of scenes that weren't just going nowhere. However... it was fascinating. Absolutely kept me gripped the whole time, great acting and...( read more)
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September 17, 2009Interesting true story of this 2009 Oscar nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of German production is based on the exploits of Berlin's Red Army Faction, a terrorist group active during the 1970s who fought against American imperialism. That was almost even to 1988 American ...( read more)
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September 15, 2009for a simple subject matters about a terrorist vs the goverment,this movie is too overlong and too convoluted.looks like director Uli Edel put too much ambition into this movie.unlike MUNICH,which has many layer and moral message,this one lack of it.
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September 6, 2009Intense, long and thoroughly engaging. There's a lot of characters and history to track over this one. There's also an explosive, energetic propulsion that justifies the demands it makes on the viewer. A slice of history that deserves better understanding.
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September 6, 2009mi è piaciuto molto, anche se credo sia raccontato con un po' troppa frettolosità! La fascia storica in cui è ambientato è quella, per me molto affascinante, degli anni di piombo che hanno vissuto (e tumuto) i nostri genitori.. il risultato è ammirevole, considerando anche che è ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
September 15, 2009
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
September 10, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Baader-Meinhof Complex is diluted by too many events and characters distributed over too much time. full review
September 4, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A rare epic that deserves every minute of its epic length. full review
August 24, 2009
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
I have seen The Baader Meinhof Complex three or four times now, and, despite exasperation with its fissile form, I find it impossible not to be plunged afresh into this engulfing age of European anxiety. full review
August 21, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The Baader Meinhof Complex isn't, very: This saga of Communist terrorists sowing mayhem in 1970s Germany treats a bloody band as a unit of stouthearted warriors sallying forth to fight for their princ... full review
November 14, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
The Baader Meinhof Complex is the latest autopsy on an important and under-dramatised segment of European history. Those who do not learn from it risk being among those who might repeat it. full review
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