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The Baader Meinhof Complex Full Movie Download 1080p Hd
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A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
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.
This is a fact-based retelling of the exploits of the Red Army Fraction, a German terrorist group that was quite active during the late 1960s and the 1970s. It is non-stop action, which is not a good thing. Instead of a plot that builds, this one is little more than a rehash of what seems like every terrorist activity, small or large, ever undertaken by the group. The net effect is that it's mind-numbingly tedious, particularly at a running time that feels like three hours. Although told from the point of view of the terrorists, their motivation is never clear. There are also too many characters, none of them likable or interesting.
"Der Baader Meinhof Komplex" is a German 2.5-hour movie from 7 years ago that managed Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, but lost to the Israeli and Japanese entries there. And that is very acceptable as this one here is really not such a convincing movie. It is about the German left-extreme group RAF that was part of several terrorist acts in the 1960s and 1970s. First of all, the film's biggest strength is the cast: Gedeck, Bleibtreu, Wokalek, Ganz, Lara, Schilling, Ferch, Liefers, Thieme and I could go on. All very established names in German movies and you know you get quality when you see them on a cast list. The best performance here probably comes from Johanna Wokalek who plays Gudrun Ensslin brilliantly. Quite a pity she is so rare in films these days. Change that Johanna if you read this.
Sadly, this magnificent cast cannot turn a mediocre movie into something great. Uli Edel and Bernd Eichinger are certainly not known for outstanding talent in terms of directing, writing and producing movies and Constantin Film AG is known for producing quantity over quality in general and this is also the case here. First of all, the films would have needed a lot more focus. They could have kept it at 100 instead of 150 minutes and nothing of value would have been lost. There are many scenes who add nothing at all to the film. This especially refers to almost the entire last 30 minutes, in which they apparently decided to basically make almost a completely new movie. Some of the characters from previously were dead (Meinhof), some were in jail, but got almost no screen time (Baader), so they went with completely new characters who never appeared before in the film and where we had no clue who they actually were and why the focus was suddenly on them. A really bad example of lacking focus. Yes it was okay that they took the Schleyer kidnapping in there, but they executed this part in the worst possibly way one could imagine.
Other than that, just like with many other Eichinger productions, this film is very much showy and in your face and has pretty much zero subtlety (the last shot, in the truest sense of the word, was a great example) in terms of the script (some of the actors brought it still thanks to their talent). Edel and Eichinger were lucky that the topic (RAF) does not really need too much subtlety and they did not destroy the film with their shortcomings in that area like they did with other movies. And finally, another criticism is that Bruno Ganz who I really love as an actor was really wasted in this movie here with his character adding absolutely nothing the way he was written. Pretty sad. All in all, the movie is okay as a watch for everybody with an interest in German post-WWII history, but it's nowhere near as good as it could have been. The actors really saved it from becoming a disaster and make it worth the watch. Recommended.
Fascinating history, very good movie -- but demanding, and its lack of easy answers will frustrate some. Lessons about 21st century terrorism are implicit, but not overly stressed.
It is not unusual that several German high profile productions, esp. those co-financed by the big German public-service broadcasters, are being extended for their television premieres and shown in two parts. With Der Baader Meinhof Komplex it's not different and an Extended Television Version was created as well. This cut runs approx. 15 minutes longer than the Theatrical Version. Unfortunately this prolonged version doesn't add that much to the movie. This is a famous event from recent German history but will likely be baffling to many non-Germans unfamiliar with German history. The event depicted is the killing of Benno Ohnesorg by West German police officer Karl-Heinz Kurras. Ohnesorg had gone to a demonstration protesting the appearance of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, at the opera. People were protesting the Shah's brutal policies in ruling Iran which included torture and the use of secret police (both sensitive subjects in West Germany since the fall of the Nazis). This was the first political protest Ohnesorg had attended and the event quickly turned into a riot as police, the Shah's security, and protesters clashed outside the opera. During the mayhem, Ohnesorg, who was unarmed, was shot in the back of the head by a West German policeman named Karl-Heinz Kurras. As shown in the movie, a photographer shot an iconic photograph of a woman cradling Ohnesorg as he lay dying and this photograph was widely reprinted in the media. Kurras claimed he had shot Ohnesorg accidentally, and he was acquitted of wrongdoing in two trials. The brutal cold blooded slaying of of an innocent German family man trying to exercise his right to protest, as well as the acquittals of his murderer, sparked protests throughout West Germany and is generally credited by German historians as giving new energy to leftist German groups. While mainstream leftists moved the Federal Republic of Germany away from its conservative Nazi past and towards a more progressive politics, radical leftists like the RAF carried out more violent actions.
Interestingly enough, in the 21st century, after the communist regimes in East Germany and Russia had fallen, it was revealed that at the time of the shooting, and for many years before, Karl-Heinz Kurras had secretly been a devoted communist and an agent of the Stasi, the East German intelligence service. After this revelation some wondered whether Kurras, whose shooting of Ohnesorg had always been perplexing to most Germans, had acted under orders from his East German handlers as an agent provocateur. However, both Kurras and former Stasi members deny this and it would seem to make little sense for him to have killed Ohnesorg on orders from East Berlin. Before the Ohnesorg killing, Kurras had been a powerful member of the West German police unit charged with uncovering communist moles, a valuable position for the East Germans. After the killing, Kurras became politically radioactive and ended his career in the traffic unit. 646f9e108c
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