"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" is the second film in the prequel trilogy of the Star Wars saga, released in 2002. The story is set ten years after the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace and follows Anakin Skywalker, a young Jedi, as he is assigned to protect Padmé Amidala, the former queen of Naboo. As political tensions rise in the galaxy, a separatist movement led by Count Dooku threatens the Galactic Republic. Anakin and Padmé develop a secret romantic relationship while the Jedi Council grapples with the growing conflict, leading to the outbreak of the Clone Wars.