The History of the RAF

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.

First Air Date: 2015-01-08

Rating: 8/10

Cast

Andreas Baader

Ulrike Meinhof

Gudrun Ensslin

Astrid Proll

Horst Mahler

Fritz Teufel

Jan-Carl Raspe

Holger Meins

Brigitte Mohnhaupt

Christian Klar