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My Life As a Terrorist

Synopsis
On December 21, 1975, six terrorists from the Revolutionary Cells, led by Carlos ‘The Jackal’ forced their way into the conference room of the OPEC headquarters in Vienna and took seventy ministers hostage. A gun battle with the police ensued, and three people were killed. One terrorist was seriously wounded. The terrorists managed to escape to Algiers with a few hostages and the wounded man. There the hostages were released. The wounded terrorist was Hans-Joachim Klein. At the moment that Klein arrived in Algiers, he decided to quit terrorism. The only question was how. Quitting would be seen as treason, and Carlos was known for his relentless position about this. Klein escaped with the help of an old comrade from the student movement. This comrade was Daniel Cohn-Bendit, and he would continue to help him in subsequent years, until Klein’s arrest in 1998. When Klein broke away from terrorism, he took refuge in the countryside of Normandy and continued to hide there for many years.

In this film he opens up about his terrorist past and reveals why an individual pursues a path of radicalism and violence.
Language
German (Standard); English
Country
Netherlands
Year of production
2005
Subjects
Psychology
Keywords
terrorism; violent behaviour

Credits

Director
Alexander Oey
Contributor
Daniel Cohn-Bendit; Hans-Joachim Klein

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 1 NTSC
Price
$99.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
70 minutes
Year
2011

Production Company

Name

Submarine Channel

Distributor

Name

Indie Movies Online

Email
contact@indiemoviesonline.com
Web
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Name

TFI Reframe Collection

Web
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Phone
+ 1 212 274 8080
Fax
+1 212 274 8081
Address
Tribeca Film Institute
73 Spring St. Suite 406
New York, NY
10012
USA

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