Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Sophie Scholl: Die Letzten Tage) (2005)

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One of the most famous members of German World War II's anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose, is Sophie Scholl (Julia Jentsch). This is her story.
Sophie and her brother Hanz (Fabian Hinrichs) distribute leaflets in the university and get caught. Their fate is decided quickly.

I found all actors to be convincing, and their performances actually made me feel "there". ... read more

Honestly, before watching this movie, I wasn't aware of this page of history so just only for this, it was really interesting to watch this movie. For once, you have here a WWII feature where Germans were not only nazis but also some heroic role models and I thought it was a rather refreshing approach. You may wonder if at this age you would have had the courage to take the same actions, probably ... read more

A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.