Germany in Autumn

1978-03-03 123 Min 6.2

Documentary Drama

Synopsis

Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped by the RAF (Red Army Faction). The kidnap had been made to orchestrate the release of the original leaders of the RAF, aka the Baader-Meinhof.

Original Title

Deutschland im Herbst

Director

Alf Brustellin Hans Peter Cloos Rainer Werner Fassbinder Alexander Kluge Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus Maximiliane Mainka Edgar Reitz Katja Rupé Volker Schlöndorff Peter Schubert Bernhard Sinkel