German Autumn and RAF part II
Marianne and Juliane
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta (1981) | Original German version with English subtitles, colour, 103 min.Nineteen seventies in the Federal Republic of Germany: Juliane meets her sister Marianne, who is living in the underground after being convicted because of a terroristic arson attack. The two sisters are very close – but get on with each other less and less. A bit later Marianne goes to prison and Juliane’s visits mostly end up in fighting. In 1977 Marianne’s life ends in a prison cell; Juliane can’t believe the official story, which tells that Marianne committed suicide and wants to seek for the truth. Filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta was inspired by the life of RAF-terrorist Gudrun Ensslin and her sister Christiane.