Children of the Revolution

1h 28m
Documentary
6.7

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?

Cast

Mei Shigenobu
Self
Bettina Rohl
Self
Masao Adachi
Self
Astrid Proll
Self
Leila Khaled
Self
Jutta Lack-Strecker
Self
Ulrike Meinhof
Self (archive footage)
Fusako Shigenobu
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Shane O'Sullivan
Director, Editor
Fergal McGrath
Editor
Ben Yeates
Editor
Axel Schneppat
Director of Photography
Robin Probyn
Director of Photography
Bassem Fayad
Director of Photography
Giles Packham
Music Director

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