Director Uli Edel’s drama "The Baader Meinhof Complex" has been selected as Germany’s candidate for the Best foreign-language film Oscar.Produced by Constantin Film’s Bernd Eichinger, the film is based on author Stefan Aust’s account of the rise and fall of the 'Red Army Faction', aka the 'Baader-Meinhof' gang after its leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
"The excellent performance and extraordinary realization of the story provides a view of the Federal Republic of Germany of the early 1970s without glorifying the perpetrators," said the nine-member independent jury, which selected the film from a short list of five nominees."Uli Edel and I are very happy,” said Eichinger.
"We put a lot of energy into this film and are very proud to be competing for German film in the Oscar race."
Los Angeles-based Summit Entertainment is handling international sales for the film, already sold in all major territories worldwide and will open Sept. 25...
