''Baader'' is a 2002 German film directed by Christopher Roth. It is a

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about revolutionary

Andreas Baader Berndt Andreas Baader (6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977) was one of the first leaders of the West German left-wing militant organization Red Army Faction (RAF), also commonly known as ''the Baader-Meinhof Group''. Life Andreas Baader was born in ...

of the notorious

Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction (RAF, ; , ),See the section "Name" also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (, , active 1970–1998), was a West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group founded in 1970. The ...

("the Baader-Meinhof Gang") which operated mainly in West Germany during the 1970s. The leading roles are played by

Frank Giering Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor. Biography Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam. He starred in a production of ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the T ...

(Andreas Baader) and

Laura Tonke Laura Tonke (born 14 April 1974 in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within ci ...

(Gudrun Ennslin).

Birge Schade Birge Schade (born 7 February 1965) is a German film actress. She appeared in more than ninety films since 1989. Selected filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schade, Birge 1965 births Living people German film a ...

portrays

Ulrike Meinhof Ulrike Marie Meinhof (7 October 1934 – 9 May 1976) was a German left-wing journalist and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany, commonly referred to in the press as the "Baader-Meinhof gang". She is the reputed author ...

. Though the script is inspired by real-life persons and events, the storyline of the film continuously mixes fact and fiction.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released in 2002 on ''Normal Records'' with bands like

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and

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2002:

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Jury Prize of

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in the category ''Neue Perspektiven der Filmkunst'' (English ''New perspectives of cinematography''), Christopher Roth

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2009

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* 2002 films 2002 thriller films 2002 biographical drama films German thriller films German biographical drama films 2000s German-language films Biographical films about people convicted on terrorism charges Thriller films based on actual events Films set in the 1970s Films set in West Germany Films shot in Germany Cultural depictions of the Red Army Faction 2000s German films {{bio-film-stub

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