The History of the RAF

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Andreas Baader Self (Archive footage)

Ulrike Meinhof Self (Archive footage)

Gudrun Ensslin Self (Archive footage)

Astrid Proll Self (Interviewee)

Horst Mahler Self (Archive footage)