The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) - Special Edition Blu-ray

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.

Nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film!

Germany 1967: The children of the Nazi generation have grown up in the devastation their parents created. They vowed fascism would never rule again. In their fight for freedom they lost themselves in the cause and ignited a revolution around the world. Meet the original faces of terrorism, the Baader Meinhof Group.

Starring Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others), Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola Run), Johanna Wokalek and Bruno Ganz (Downfall), and directed by Uli Edel (Last Exit to Brooklyn).

This 2-Disc Special Edition contains both the original theatrical and extended versions of the film as well as riveting special features, including interviews with cast and crew and behindthe-scenes footage.

Special Features:

Disc One:

• 150-minute theatrical version of the film


• The making of The Baader Meinhof Complex


• Interviews with writer / producer Bernd Eichinger and author Stefan Aust


• Featurettes - On Authenticity - The Actors on their Roles - On director Uli Edel - Scoring Baader


• Trailer

Disc Two:

• 165-minute extended version of the film


• A Look Behind-the-Scenes