Der Baader Meinhof Komplex illustrates the political unrest between 1967 and the horrific "German Autumn" of 1977. The film bases its approach on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The plot revolves on Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin, the self-proclaimed leaders of the anti-fascist resistance to governmental repression.