The Baader Meinhof Complex () is a 2008 German French Czech biographical drama thriller movie directed by Uli Edel and is based on the 1985 non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. It stars Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Stipe Erceg, Niels Bruno Schmidt, Vinzenz Kiefer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Daniel Lommatzsch, Bruno Ganz, Heino Ferch, Jan Josef Liefers, Hannah Herzsprung, Anna Thalbach and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2009.