Directed by:
Uli EdelScreenplay:
Bernd EichingerCinematography:
Rainer KlausmannCast:
Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Stipe Erceg, Niels Bruno Schmidt, Vinzenz Kiefer, Simon Licht, Alexandra Maria Lara (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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 radicalised children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) and Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek) are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold (Bruno Ganz). And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he’s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Martina Gedeck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/574/168574516_y2z14s.jpg)
Martina Gedeck
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
![Moritz Bleibtreu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790957_jgs7rf.jpg)
Moritz Bleibtreu
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Time You Change (2010)
![Johanna Wokalek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/931/160931098_a00d17.jpg)
Johanna Wokalek
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
North Face (2008)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
![Nadja Uhl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/780/164780985_b90368.jpg)
Nadja Uhl
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Line of Separation (2015) (series)
Four Minutes (2006)
![Stipe Erceg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/084/169084562_ifwnvs.jpg)
Stipe Erceg
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
The Bone Man (2009)
![Niels Bruno Schmidt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273496_c0a6c7.jpg)
Niels Bruno Schmidt
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Head Full of Honey (2014)
Pandorum (2009)
![Vinzenz Kiefer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419043_8c9ac2.jpg)
Vinzenz Kiefer
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Free Rainer (2007)
T-34 (2018)
![Simon Licht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/804/159804846_cde3ec.jpg)
Simon Licht
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Elementary Particles (2006)
13 Minutes (2015)
![Alexandra Maria Lara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759214_br01l2.jpg)
Alexandra Maria Lara
Romania
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Control (2007)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Daniel Lommatzsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/580/158580898_3e3fef.jpg)
Daniel Lommatzsch
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Dark Woods (2020) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Sebastian Blomberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452530_23b262.jpg)
Sebastian Blomberg
West Germany
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Curveball (2020)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Heino Ferch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207123_0a4faf.jpg)
Heino Ferch
West Germany
Best movies:
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Jan Josef Liefers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/210/169210110_1anudo.png)
Jan Josef Liefers
East Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Head Full of Honey (2014)
![Hannah Herzsprung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278660_acac5c.jpg)
Hannah Herzsprung
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
![Tom Schilling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/750/168750503_9ydxpq.jpg)
Tom Schilling
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Bruno Ganz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/425/162425445_f1cfa1.jpg)
Bruno Ganz
Switzerland
Best movies:
In the White City (1983)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Hans-Werner Meyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/987/168987790_5piseh.jpg)
Hans-Werner Meyer
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Homevideo (2011) (TV movie)
Die Cleveren - Du stirbst, wie ich es will! (1998) (TV movie)
![Katharina Wackernagel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/317/159317351_67b165.jpg)
Katharina Wackernagel
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King (2017)
![Anna Thalbach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/955/157955291_08c613.jpg)
Anna Thalbach
East Germany
Best movies:
Frau Ella (2013)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Downfall (2004)
![Volker Bruch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759701_t10q3m.jpg)
Volker Bruch
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Reader (2008)