The Baader Meinhof Complex

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The Baader Meinhof Complex
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Uli Edel
Written by	Bernd Eichinger Uli Edel
Based on	Der Baader Meinhof Komplex by Stefan Aust
Produced by	Bernd Eichinger
Starring	Moritz Bleibtreu Martina Gedeck Johanna Wokalek
Cinematography	Rainer Klausmann
Edited by	Alexander Berner
Music by	Peter Hinderthür Florian Tessloff
Production company	Constantin Film Produktion
Distributed by	Constantin Film Verleih (Germany) Metropolitan Filmexport (France) Bontonfilm (Czech Republic)
Release dates	25 September 2008 (2008-09-25) (Germany) 12 November 2008 (2008-11-12) (France) 3 April 2009 (2009-04-03) (Czech Republic)
Running time	149 minutes[1] 164 minutes (Extended cut)
Countries	Germany France Czech Republic
Language	German
Budget	€13.5 million ($19.7 million)[2]
Box office	$16,498,827[2]

The Baader Meinhof Complex (German: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, German: [deːɐ̯ ˈbaːdɐ ˈmaɪ̯nˌhɔf kɔmˈplɛks] ^ⓘ) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Uli Edel. Written and produced by Bernd Eichinger, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, and Johanna Wokalek. The film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. It retells the story of the early years of the West German far-left terrorist organisation the Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction, or Red Army Faction, a.k.a. RAF) from 1967 to 1977.

The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Golden Globe Awards.