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Baader

2002 · 115 min

A cold, restless plunge into radicalism that feels jagged and uneasy, mixing real history with feverish fiction.

Overview
Andreas Baader starts out as a small-time criminal. In Berlin, he is recruited by a revolutionary cell. They plan to overthrow the state.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • violence
  • crime
  • politics
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Christopher Roth
Written by
Moritz von Uslar, Christopher Roth
Starring
Frank Giering, Laura Tonke, Vadim Glowna, Birge Schade, Bastian Trost, Jana Pallaske, Hinnerk Schönemann, Anna Böttcher
Cinematography
Bella Halben, Jutta Pohlmann
Runtime
115 min
Country
Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
German, Russian, Norwegian, English

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