TV series

The History of the RAF
2015 · 1 season
A sober, information-dense archival documentary that asks for close attention as it untangles decades of political violence.
- Created by
- Anne Kauth, Bernd Reufels
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin
- Overview
- In 2014, Germany television network ZDF commissioned a comprehensive TV documentary on the history of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In six 45-minute parts, the series describes the origins, rise, and fall of the terrorist organization "Red Army Faction." Interviewees include Winfried Ridder, former head of department at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution; Rainer Hofmeyer, former head of department at the Federal Criminal Police Office; and political scientist Dr. Wolfgang Kraushaar.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, violence, crime, power
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Anne Kauth, Bernd Reufels
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin











