The Baader Meinhof Komplex

About the Cast

Martina Gedeck (Ulrike Meinhof)
In recent years Martina Gedeck achieved acclaim both in Germany and internationally as the female lead in the Oscar-winning drama THE LIVES OF OTHERS as well as in Robert de Niro’s THE GOOD SHEPHERD and Oskar Roehler’s ATOMISED (based on the novel by Michel Houellebecq). In 2008 she was awarded the FIPA d’honneur in Biarritz. Her upcoming feature films include Helma Sanders-Brahms’ CLARA, in which she plays Clara Schumann.

Martina Gedeck started her film career whilst still at drama school, starring in Dominik Graf’s TV-drama “Die Beute” (1988) and his feature film “Tiger, Loewe, Panther” (1989). She received her first Bavarian Television Award for the title role in Jo Baier’s “Hoelleisengretl” (1995). She won the German Film Award in 2002, the Golden Camera in 2003 and was nominated for the European Film Award for the title role in Sandra Nettelbeck’s BELLA MARTHA (2002).

Moritz Bleibtreu (Andreas Baader)
Moritz Bleibtreu, born in Munich in 1971, trained as an actor in Rome, Paris and New York. He made his acting debut as a stage actor in Hamburg, but went on to star in feature films such as Tom Tykwer’s RUN LOLA RUN and Oliver Hirschbiegel’s THE EXPERIMENT, for which he won the German Film Award. He also won the German Film Award for his part in Thomas Jahn’s KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR.

For his part in Oskar Roehler’s ATOMISED he received the Silver Bear at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. Bleibtreu had also starred in Roehler’s previous film AGNES AND HIS BROTHERS.

In recent years, Bleibtreu has appeared in several international productions, including Steven Spielberg’s MUNICH, and in Paul Schrader’s THE WALKER and ADAM RESURRECTED. His most recent roles in German-language feature films were the leads in Hans Weingartner’s satire RECLAIM YOUR BRAIN and the German-Turkish gangster movie CHIKO. He is currently working on the children’s film LIPPELS TRAUM, and will soon be acting in Jo Baier’s adaptation of HENRY IV.

Johanna Wokalek (Gudrun Ensslin)
Johanna Wokalek studied at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna. In 1998, whilst still a drama student, she made her cinema debut in Max Färberböck’s AIMÉE AND JAGUAR, followed by the three-part miniseries “Der Laden”. After finishing her studies, she took on a three-year engagement at the Bonn theatre. Since March
2000 she’s been an ensemble member of The Burgtheater in Vienna, where she appeared in Luc Bondy’s production of “The Seagull”, Peter Zadek’s production of “Totentanz” and Andrea Breth’s productions of “Don Carlos,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “Emilia Galotti”.

In 1999, Wokalek was named “Best New Actress of the Year” by the theatre magazine “Theater heute”. She received the Bavarian Film Award in 2003, the German Film Newcomer Award and in 2006 the Adolf Grimme Award for the lead role in Hans Steinbichler’s HIERANKL.

In 2005 she played the female lead in Til Schweiger’s romantic comedy BAREFOOT. In addition to THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX, Johanna Wokalek is also starring in the upcoming mountain climbing drama NORTH FACE directed by Philipp Stölzl and Christian Frosch’s thriller SILENT RESIDENT.

Johanna Wokalek is still an ensemble member of The Burgtheater in Vienna, where she is currently appearing in William Shakespeare’s “Wars of the Roses”. She’s also playing the lead role in Sönke Wortmann’s POPE JOAN, which is currently shooting in Germany and Morocco.