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Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage (2005)
 
English: Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
 
© Zeitgeist Films (2006)
SFC Reviewer's Opinion:
Recommended

Genre
Drama / War
   
Synopsis

The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in the multi-award winning drama Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. Germany's official Foreign Language Film selection for the 2005 Academy Awards, Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch (The Edukators) in a luminous performance as the fearless activist. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence. In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.

   
Directed by  
Marc Rothemund
   
Written by  
Fred Breinersdorfer
   
Starring  
Julia Jentsch (Sophie Magdalena Scholl); Gerald Alexander Held (Robert Mohr (as Alexander Held)); Fabian Hinrichs (Hans Scholl); Johanna Gastdorf (Else Gebel); André Hennicke (Richter Dr. Roland Freisler); Florian Stetter (Christoph Probst); Maximilian Brückner (Willi Graf); Johannes Suhm (Alexander Schmorell); Lilli Jung (Gisela Schertling); Klaus Händl (Lohner); Petra Kelling (Magdalena Scholl); Jörg Hube (Robert Scholl); Franz Staber (Werner Scholl); Maria Hofstätter (Wärterin); Wolfgang Pregler (Jakob Schmid). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 

Length (mins):
120
Ratings:
-- (PG)
Language:
GER

Big 6 Oscar Wins:
0
Big 6 Oscar Noms:
1
IMDB page:
Link

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