Children of the Revolution (2010)

Children of the Revolution (2010) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Shane O'Sullivan

Written By:
Shane O'Sullivan

Actors:
Ulrike Meinhof ..... Archive
Fusako Shigenobu ..... Archive
May Shigenobu ..... Herself
Bettina Röhl ..... Herself
Masao Adachi ..... Himself
Astrid Proll ..... Herself
Leila Khaled ..... Herself
Bassam Abu Sharif ..... Himself
Erika Runge ..... Herself
Takaya Shiomi ..... Himself
Kyoko Ohtani ..... Herself
Jutta Lack-Strecker ..... Herself

Synopsis:

CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION tells the stories of Ulrike Meinhof and Fusako Shigenobu - two women who emerged from the student revolutions of 1968 to become the leading female revolutionaries of their time. Appalled by the killing in Vietnam, they set out to destroy capitalist power through world revolution, as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. Both groups headed to the Middle East to train with Palestinian freedom fighters and attack imperialism. Authors and journalists Bettina Röhl and May Shigenobu explore the lives of their mothers, Ulrike and Fusako, providing a unique perspective on two of the most notorious 'terrorists' in contemporary history. On the run or kidnapped when their mothers went underground, May and Bettina emerged from difficult childhoods to lead their own extraordinary lives. May is half-Japanese, half-Palestinian. She grew up in Lebanon and hid her identity for 28 years for fear of assassination. With capitalism once more in crisis and revolution again sweeping the Arab world, Bettina and May face up to their mother's actions: what were they fighting for and what have we learned?

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, Ulrike Meinhof and Fusako Shigenobu became the leading female revolutionaries of their time. Appalled by the killing in Vietnam, they set out to destroy capitalist power through world revolution, as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. Packed with extraordinary archive footage, the film sees journalists Bettina Röhl and May Shigenobu explore the lives of their mothers, Ulrike and Fusako, providing a unique perspective on two of the most notorious "terrorists" in contemporary history: what were they fighting for and what have we learned?

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?

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 13 December, 2011.