Edelweiss Pirates (German: Edelweisspiraten) is a 2004 German film directed by Niko von Glasow.
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Synopsis
Based on actual events, the film is set in 1944 and follows a group of Edelweiss Pirates, rebellious teenage German boys opposed to the war and Nazism. They become involved with an escaped convict who leads them into planning various acts of sabotage against the German war effort. This in turn brings them to the attention of the Gestapo.
Cast
Ivan Stebunov as Karl Ripke
Bela B. as Hans Steinbrück
Jochen Nickel as Josef Hoegen
Anna Thalbach as Cilly Serve
Jan Decleir as Ferdinand Kütter
Simon Taal as Peter Ripke
Jean Jülich as old Karl Ripke