Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005)

Original title

Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage

Directed by

Marc Rothemund

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

16

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 460 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows Sophie Scholl in the last days before her execution. She and her brother are arrested for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets. The story focuses on her interrogation and her unwavering moral conviction.

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What happens

Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (German: Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage) is a 2005 German historical drama film directed by Marc Rothemund and written by Fred Breinersdorfer. It is about the last days in the life of Sophie Scholl, a 21-year-old member of the anti-Nazi non-violent student resistance group the White Rose, part of the German Resistance movement. She was found guilty of high treason by the People's Court and executed the same day, 22 February 1943. The film was presented at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2005 and won Silver Bear awards for Best Director and Best Actress (Julia Jentsch). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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