Children of the Revolution

Documentary

2011, Movie, 1h 28min

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. What were they fighting for and what have we learned?

Country: Germany,Ireland

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7.6

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Critic Andrew Pulver

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...a portrait of late-60s radicalism told from an unusual perspective: the children of two of the most notorious female figures from a tumultuous period.

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Children of the Revolution offers a unique perspective on two of the most notorious "terrorists" in modern history, Ulrike Meinhof and Fusako Shigenobu. Through the eyes of their daughters, journalists Bettina Röhl and May Shigenobu, we delve into the lives of these revolutionary women who sought to overthrow capitalism through world revolution. Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, they worked with Palestinian freedom fighters and plotted a course that would change history. With extraordinary archive footage, we explore the motivations and legacy of these two women, asking what they were fighting for and what we can learn from their struggles in today's world.

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