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Das Celler Loch

On July 24, 1978, a bomb blasted a hole in the outer wall of a prison in Celle, Germany. The attack was blamed on the Red Army Faction. Years later, in April 1986, the true background was revealed. The attack had been staged with the complicity of Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence service, the GSG 9 and high-ranking government officials. The result was the expansion of anti-terror measures to protect citizens. The documentary tries to get to the bottom of the affair, and at the same time asks whether this action is not just the tip of an iceberg, whether much more was not initiated to stir up public sentiment.

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  • Ernst Albrecht

    Ernst Albrecht

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jürgen Trittin

    Jürgen Trittin

    Self

  • Friedrich Zimmermann

    Friedrich Zimmermann

    Self

  • Paul Kühling

    Paul Kühling

    Self

  • Wolf Schneider

    Wolf Schneider

    Self (archive footage)

  • Heiner Geißler

    Heiner Geißler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Peter Frisch

    Peter Frisch

    Self

  • Christian Lochte

    Christian Lochte

    Self

  • Gottfried Gillar

    Gottfried Gillar

    Self

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On July 24, 1978, a bomb blasted a hole in the outer wall of a prison in Celle, Germany. The attack was blamed on the Red Army Faction. Years later, in April 1986, the true background was revealed. The attack had been staged with the complicity of Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence service, the GSG 9 and high-ranking government officials. The result was the expansion of anti-terror measures to protect citizens. The documentary tries to get to the bottom of the affair, and at the same time asks whether this action is not just the tip of an iceberg, whether much more was not initiated to stir up public sentiment.

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