Über Holger Meins – Ein Versuch, unsere Sicht heute(1982)

Über Holger Meins – Ein Versuch, unsere Sicht heute is a film essay examining the life and death of Holger Meins, a radical activist who died during a hunger strike in a West German prison in 1974. The work traces Meins' involvement in the Red Army Faction and the political climate of 1970s Germany, exploring how his legacy has been interpreted across decades. Through archival material and reflection, the film questions contemporary perspectives on protest, state violence, and memory. Director Gerd Conradt, who knew Meins personally, constructs a meditation on how we understand radical resistance today, avoiding simple judgment in favor of historical complexity. The essay invites viewers to reconsider the circumstances surrounding Meins' death and what his story reveals about German society then and now.