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The movie, directed by Uli Edel, goes on general release in Germany on Sept. 25. Reviews have not been published yet.
Interest in the terrorists, who called their group the Red Army Faction, remains high in Germany. The German film judges said the movie "gave a picture of the early 1970s without glorifying the terrorists."
The production company, Constantin Film of Munich, said foreign sales of the film to "the most important regions" had already been concluded through the Los Angeles company Summit Entertainment.
(Deutsche Welle)
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