The Baader Meinhof
Complex (German: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) is a film directed by Uli Edel, which tells the story of a
group of four Germans who carry out the fire bombing of a department store in
response to the death of a young protester. The young protester was killed
while protesting against the ruling of the government of Iran by a police officer.
The group shared the beliefs of the man killed, and is put on trial for the
bombing. They are defended by a lawyer who understands and shares their
beliefs. After leaving prison, the group grows by appealing to more young Germans
and calls itself the Red Army Faction. While it grows, it get involves in many
criminal acts, which bring upon the police’s attention. The founders of the
group are eventually captured by the police and die following a hunger strike
they initiated.
A new
generation of the RAF arises to pursue the mission of the founders. This new
group carries out more kidnapping and killing but they make the decision not to
attack civilians. At some point, the amount of members that are caught
increases so the members who have not been caught smuggled weapons to the
members in prison so they could commit suicide as a sign of protestation.
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