The Baader Meinhof Complex Page #8

Synopsis: 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 yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin 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. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.
Director(s): Uli Edel
Production: Vitagraph Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
2008
150 min
$296,294
Website
792 Views


...before taking off again.

We cannot intervene, even if...

we could actually speak with them.

We do not approve of

killing innocent civilians.

The Federal Government,

unlike ourselves,

goes too far, is too violent.

I want to see the prison chaplain.

Whatever happens, it's not our doing.

Our policies are far more measured.

Do you really believe that?

Last month, 8 children

were left fatherless.

We have no control over

the actions of those outside.

We will be judged by

generations to come.

If Schleyer escapes, good.

I'm tired of it.

I wish to request...

materials to make a will.

The full legal documents, if possible.

And I'd like some help

in filling it out properly.

But Miss Ennslin...

With that done, I will

no longer fear my fate.

But surely you don't feel

that you are in danger?

I could die at any time.

You know what is going on outside...

that they're trying

to get us out of here.

That fight has international dimensions.

What are you getting at?

I ask you this:

Wouldn't they prefer

to see me vanish?

Many states would want that.

In Western industrial countries

the power structures...

are not so secure that they would wish...

to encourage a new wave

of resistance groups to develop.

What is your influence

on the current situation?

Free us, and the current

actions will be successful.

Would the government

want that to happen?

The judges and the politicians,

they want to avoid

that at all costs.

Miss Ennslin, I hope

we can continue to meet.

Farewell, father.

We have just recieved confirmation...

the Luftahansa terrorist

hijacking has ended...

with all of the 86

passengers safely rescued.

A spokesman for the Ministry

of the Interior has confirmed...

that a German anti-terrorist

squad stormed the plane last night.

The Bonn government

has issued a statement...

"... refused to release

the jailed terrorists. "

...these brutal actions

have not suceeded. "

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Mr Raspe.

Miss Mller. Miss Mller.

Alive.

Miss Ennslin.

The pigs really did it.

They killed all of them!

- Enough.

But they killed them all!

- Open murder!

They sacrificed themselves.

The time was not right.

What? Are you joking? What do you mean?

They were at risk.

Get them out immediately! Immediately!

Those were your words.

They knew the risks.

They had their alternatives.

They made their choices.

What happened was their own doing.

And Ulrike?

Her, too.

I think they recognised...

that the end had come.

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Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger (11 April 1949 – 24 January 2011) was a German film producer, director and screenwriter. more…

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