A German Youth (2015)

7.1/10 93 min Documentary History

Overview

At the end of the 1960s the post-war generation began to revolt against their parents. This was a generation disillusioned by anti-communist capitalism and a state apparatus in which they believed they saw fascist tendencies. This generation included journalist Ulrike Meinhof, lawyer Horst Mahler, filmmaker Holger Meins as well as students Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader.

Cast

Harun Farocki

Self (archive footage)

Holger Meins

Self (archive footage)

Helke Sander

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Luc Godard

Self (archive footage)

Andreas Baader

Self (archive footage)

Gudrun Ensslin

Self (archive footage)

Ulrike Meinhof

Self (archive footage)

Heinrich Böll

Self (archive footage)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Self (archive footage)

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