CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 28m

Children of the Revolution

67%(10)IMDbDocumentary

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. What were they fighting for and what have we learned?

Directed byShane O'Sullivan

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
August 25, 2011
Studios
WDRFís Éireann/Screen IrelandE2 Films

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Children of the Revolution trailer

Children of the Revolution trailer

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8 credited
Starring

Mei Shigenobu

Self

Bettina Rohl

Self

Masao Adachi

Masao Adachi

Self

Astrid Proll

Astrid Proll

Self

Leila Khaled

Leila Khaled

Self

Jutta Lack-Strecker

Self

Ulrike Meinhof

Ulrike Meinhof

Self (archive footage)

Fusako Shigenobu

Fusako Shigenobu

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Shane O'Sullivan

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