The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

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When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

Released: 2008-09-25
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Runtime: 2h 29m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 676 votes

Directed by Uli Edel.

Top cast

Martina Gedeck as Ulrike Meinhof
Moritz Bleibtreu as Andreas Baader
Johanna Wokalek as Gudrun Ensslin
Nadja Uhl as Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Stipe Erceg as Holger Meins
Niels-Bruno Schmidt as Jan Karl Raspe
Vinzenz Kiefer as Peter-Jürgen Boock
Simon Licht as Horst Mahler
Alexandra Maria Lara as Petra Schelm
Bruno Ganz as Horst Herold

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Where to watch The Baader Meinhof Complex

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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