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The Baader Meinhof Complex
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75/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85.
See the most agreed on films →A chronicle of the formation and activities of the Red Army Faction (RAF), a left-wing militant group in West Germany during the 1970s. The film follows the key figures—Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin—as their initial political protests escalate into a campaign of terrorism, bombings, and violent confrontations with the state.
Details
- Director
- Uli Edel
- Writers
- Bernd Eichinger, Uli Edel
- Based on
- Baader-Meinhof group by Stefan Aust
- Studio
- G.T. Film Production, ARD Degeto, NDR, Dune Films
- Released
- 25 September 2008
- Country
- Czech Republic, France, Germany
- Language
- German, English, French, Swedish, Arabic
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $19.7M
- Box office
- $26.9M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 81st Academy Awards 2009 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2009 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Germany | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best European Film | Stefan Aust | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best European Film | Uli Edel | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best European Film | Bernd Eichinger | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best Actor | Moritz Bleibtreu | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence | Waldemar Pokromski | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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7 awards — The Baader Meinhof Complex
×| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Germany | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Moritz Bleibtreu | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Stefan Aust | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Uli Edel | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Bernd Eichinger | Nominee |
| European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence | Waldemar Pokromski | Nominee |