Das Celler Loch (1989)

Das Celler Loch

1989

Documentary

Synopsis

On July 24, 1978, a bomb blasted a hole in the outer wall of a prison in Celle, Germany. The attack was blamed on the Red Army Faction. Years later, in April 1986, the true background was revealed. The attack had been staged with the complicity of Lower Saxony's domestic intelligence service, the GSG 9 and high-ranking government officials. The result was the expansion of anti-terror measures to protect citizens. The documentary tries to get to the bottom of the affair, and at the same time asks whether this action is not just the tip of an iceberg, whether much more was not initiated to stir up public sentiment.

Credits

Director

Herbert Linkesch

Cast

Christian Lochte as Self

Ernst Albrecht as Self (archive footage)

Friedrich Zimmermann as Self

Gottfried Gillar as Self

Heiner Geißler as Self (archive footage)

Jürgen Trittin as Self

Paul Kühling as Self

Peter Frisch as Self