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Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

West Germany in the 1970s. Many artists, journalists and intellectuals were branded as sympathizers of Baader-Meinhof's left-wing terrorism. The parents of the director, too: Margarethe von Trotta and his stepfather, Volker Schlöndorff. With extensive archive materials and film clips as well as Margarethe von Trotta's private diaries the film portrays one German family and the society of the time.

Top Cast

  • Margarethe von Trotta

    Margarethe von Trotta

    Self

  • Volker Schlöndorff

    Volker Schlöndorff

    Self

  • Peter Schneider

    Peter Schneider

    Self

  • Marius Müller-Westernhagen

    Marius Müller-Westernhagen

    Self

  • René Böll

    René Böll

    Self

  • Daniel Cohn-Bendit

    Daniel Cohn-Bendit

    Self

  • Christof Wackernagel

    Christof Wackernagel

    Self

  • Karl-Heinz Dellwo

    Karl-Heinz Dellwo

    Self

  • Felix Moeller

    Felix Moeller

    Self

Overview

West Germany in the 1970s. Many artists, journalists and intellectuals were branded as sympathizers of Baader-Meinhof's left-wing terrorism. The parents of the director, too: Margarethe von Trotta and his stepfather, Volker Schlöndorff. With extensive archive materials and film clips as well as Margarethe von Trotta's private diaries the film portrays one German family and the society of the time.

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