It's brutal, it's disturbing. It may only be in cinemas in German, but the "Baader Meinhof Komplex" is a film that tells an important story: that of of Germany's most painful post-war years, the era of the Red Army Fraction.

It's violent, and that's how a film about terrorists has to be. Baader Meinhof Komplex recounts the late sixties / early seventies period that saw the rise of left-wing student organisations that spawned militant and radical terrorists.

Director Uli Edel brings home to us a handful of key messages about the Red Army Fraction issue. Most importantly: we need to see Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof in the light of the way German society was around 1970. And to see them as humans that despaired in the end and commitedsuicide after years in prison.

In present times, the film can not be seen without at least a consideration of 9/11. "Baader Meinhof Komplex" carries an ominous warning: even though terrorists may be in prison, politically-motivated violence will continue for as long as the causes of terrorism exist. 

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