Synopsis
At the end of the 1960s the post-war generation began to revolt against their parents. This was a generation disillusioned by anti-communist capitalism and a state apparatus in which they believed they saw fascist tendencies. This generation included journalist Ulrike Meinhof, lawyer Horst Mahler, filmmaker Holger Meins as well as students Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic72/100
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Gabriel PériotDirector
Cast
- Harun FarockiSelf (archive footage)
- Philip W. SauberSelf (archive footage)
- Holger MeinsSelf (archive footage)
- Helke SanderSelf (archive footage)
- Jean-Luc GodardSelf (archive footage)
- Andreas BaaderSelf (archive footage)
- Gudrun EnsslinSelf (archive footage)
- Ulrike MeinhofSelf (archive footage)
- Heinrich BöllSelf (archive footage)
- Rainer Werner FassbinderSelf (archive footage)
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Themes
raf (royal air force)terrorismdomestic terrorism