The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Baader Meinhof Complex (, ) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Uli Edel. Written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, and Johanna Wokalek. The film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. It retells the story of the early years of the West German far-left terrorist organisation the Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction, or Red Army Faction, a.k.a. RAF) from 1967 to 1977.
Plot
On 2 June 1967, the Shah of Iran visits West Berlin and attends a performance at the Deutsche Oper. Angered at his policies in governing Iran, members of the West German student movement protest. The police and the Shah's security team attack the protesters, and unarmed protester Benno Ohnesorg is fatally shot by Officer Karl-Heinz Kurras.
Cast
- Aaron Hildebrand
- Adam Jaskolka
- Alexander Held
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Andreas Borcherding
- Andreas Schröders
- Andreas Tobias
- Anna Thalbach
- Annika Kuhl
- Ben Braun
- Bernd Stegemann
- Bettina Lohmeyer
- Britta Hammelstein
- Bruno Ganz
- Carlo Ljubek
- Christian Blümel
- Christian Hoening
- Christian Kerepeszki
- Christian Näthe
- Christian Schmidt
- Cyrill Berndt
- Daniel Lommatzsch
- Elisabeth Schwarz
- Esther Seibt
- Farah Pahlavi
- Frank-Otto Schenk
- Hannah Herzsprung
- Hannes Wegener
- Hans Werner Meyer
- Hassam Ghancy
- Heino Ferch
- Helmut Schmidt
- Henrike von Kuick
- Hubert Mulzer
- Jakob Diehl
- Jan Josef Liefers
- Jasmin Tabatabai
- Jim McKay
- Joachim Paul Assböck
- Johanna Bönninghaus
- Johanna Wokalek
- Johannes Suhm
- Jona Mues
- Karl-Heinz Köpcke
- Katharina Wackernagel
- Katja Zinsmeister
- Kim Frank
- Kirsten Block
- Leon Palamarciuc
- Leonie Brandis
- Leopold Hornung
- Martin Glade
- Martina Gedeck
- Michael Gwisdek
- Michael Schenk
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Nadja Uhl
- Nicolas Walier
- Niels Bruno Schmidt
- Nina Eichinger
- Norbert Hülm
- Oliver Walser
- Patrick von Blume
- Paul Schlase
- Peter Schneider
- Rainer Reiners
- Ralf Tempel
- Ralph Kretschmar
- Samir Fuchs
- Sandra Borgmann
- Sebastian Blomberg
- Sebastian Rüger
- Simon Licht
- Smaïl Mekki
- Stephan Meyer-Kohlhoff
- Stephan Möller-Titel
- Stipe Erceg
- Sunnyi Melles
- Susanne Bormann
- Tessie Tellmann
- Thomas Thieme
- Tom Schilling
- Vinzenz Kiefer
- Volker Bruch
- Willy Brandt
- Wolfgang Pregler