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
![Peter Schneider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/739/168739378_gmxcxr.jpg)
Peter Schneider
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
System Crasher (2019)
Berlin Calling (2008)
![Jakob Diehl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/848/160848499_94b956.jpg)
Jakob Diehl
France
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
The Forgotten Battle (2020)
![Wolfgang Pregler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/502/166502416_9c2705.jpg)
Wolfgang Pregler
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Rosenstrasse (2003)
![Leopold Hornung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/369/160369061_dc593c.jpg)
Leopold Hornung
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Shoppen (2006)
![Christian Näthe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/965/159965352_f7c279.jpg)
Christian Näthe
East Germany
Best movies:
Balloon (2018)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
![Hassam Ghancy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/748/161748680_cf3874.jpg)
Hassam Ghancy
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Secrets of State (2008)
Rendition (2007)
![Martin Glade](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/019/160019575_f79d61.jpg)
Martin Glade
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
U-571 (2000)
The Fifth Estate (2013)
![Andreas Schröders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/288/159288539_74fca6.jpg)
Andreas Schröders
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
![Nina Eichinger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/976/159976736_394b35.jpg)
Nina Eichinger
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Guardian Angel (2012)
The Three Musketeers (2011)
![Sunnyi Melles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272285_84994f.jpg)
Sunnyi Melles
Luxembourg
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Falco - Verdammt, wir leben noch! (2008)
Steppenwolf (1974)
![Rainer Reiners](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343844_7d33c5.jpg)
Rainer Reiners
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Ralf Tempel
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
![Joachim Paul Assböck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/909/159909700_551e46.jpg)
Joachim Paul Assböck
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Pianist (2002)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Kirsten Block](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/189/169189119_6a2jna.jpg)
Kirsten Block
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Reader (2008)
The Book Thief (2013)
![Andreas Borcherding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/188/169188106_3vcryd.jpg)
Andreas Borcherding
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) (TV movie)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Leonie Brandis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/594/159594270_0f7966.jpg)
Leonie Brandis
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Bis dass der Tod uns scheidet (2008) (TV movie)
Jerry Cotton (2010)
Willy Brandt (a.f.)
German Empire
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) - a.f.
Sources of Life (2013) - a.f.
Goodbye Lenin! (2003) - a.f.
![Ben Braun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/596/158596649_3b2726.jpg)
Ben Braun
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)
Single by Contract (2010)
Frank Engster
Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Tunnel (2001)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Samir Fuchs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790577_joplif.jpg)
Samir Fuchs
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
A Regular Woman (2019)
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)