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Cosford Cinema - The Baader Meinhof Complex
Date and Time
Saturday, November 07, 2009, 05:15 PM - 07:45 PM
Location
Memorial Classroom Building Room Bill Cosford Cinema (Map)
Category
Student Life, Exhibits & Films
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Description
Directed by Uli Edel
Germany/France/Czech, 2008, 35mm Film, 150 minutes, Color, Rated R
German, English, Fench & Swedish with English Subtitles
In the 1970s the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation led 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. 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.