Baader (film)

Baader
Directed by	Christopher Roth
Screenplay by	Christopher Roth Moritz von Uslar
Produced by	Stephan Fruth Christopher Roth Mark Glaser
Starring	Frank Giering Laura Tonke Vadim Glowna Birge Schade
Cinematography	Bella Halben Jutta Pohlmann
Edited by	Barbara Ries Cristopher Roth
Music by	Bob Last
Release date	15 February 2002 (2002-02-15) (Germany)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Baader is a 2002 German film directed by Christopher Roth. It is a biopic about revolutionary Andreas Baader of the notorious Red Army Faction ("the Baader-Meinhof Gang") which operated mainly in West Germany during the 1970s.

The leading roles are played by Frank Giering (Andreas Baader) and Laura Tonke (Gudrun Ennslin). Birge Schade portrays Ulrike Meinhof.

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

See also

• Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
• If Not Us, Who?
• Stammheim – Die Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe vor Gericht

References

• Time Out Film Guide 2009

External links

• Baader at IMDb