In June 1967, a demonstration in Berlin against the state visit of the Shah of Persia descended into chaos when baton-wielding police apparently charged the protesters, causing crowds to spill onto the streets.

One young man was needlessly shot and killed by police, galvanizing mounting support for the anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist student movement, which vehemently opposed Germany's perceived support of American imperialism during the Vietnam war.

The Baader Meinhof Complex re-lives this turbulent era in recent German history, based on the celebrated book by Stefan Aust.