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Sophie Scholl
2005
Echoing Downfall's contemplation of the darkest period in Germany's history, Sohie Scholl is a heartbreaking drama based on the real life events and the activities of the White Rose resistance group. Munich, 1943. A group of students, including siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, instigate passive resistance in an attempt to .. Read more
| Starring | Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Gerald Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf |
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| Director | Marc Rothemund |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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In the 2002 documentary Blind Spot: Hitlers Secretary, Traudl Junge speaks of reaching a bitter epiphany when... read more on Time Out
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Enormously powerful and, as a testament to the power of human integrity, it is peerless.
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As with the brilliant 'Downfall', 'Sophie Scholl' is compelling viewing.
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69 out of 70 people found this review helpful
Excellent dramatisation of real events
Having just returned from a 5 day trip to Munich, this film was recommended by a tour guide who took us to the White Rose memorial in the centre of Munich not ... more
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31 out of 36 people found this review helpful
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Lifted from actual Gestapo transcripts and it shows.
Lifted from recently discovered Gestapo transcripts this film follows Sophie Scholl (member of the White Rose Group) last six days.
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
A lesson to us all
This must be one of the most moving and emotional films I have ever seen.
Do not be put off by the subtitles stay with it and what will unfold before... more -
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Sophie Scholl
Compelling and gritty. The courtroom scenes onwards were heavy with emotion. I was waiting for a reprieve or a rescue all along. Recommended.
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
A lesson to us all
This must be one of the most moving and emotional films I have ever seen.
Do not be put off by the subtitles stay with it and what will unfold before... more
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69 out of 70 people found this review helpful
Excellent dramatisation of real events
Having just returned from a 5 day trip to Munich, this film was recommended by a tour guide who took us to the White Rose memorial in the centre of Munich not ... more
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31 out of 36 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Lifted from actual Gestapo transcripts and it shows.
Lifted from recently discovered Gestapo transcripts this film follows Sophie Scholl (member of the White Rose Group) last six days.
The films beauty ... more -
17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
A lesson to us all
This must be one of the most moving and emotional films I have ever seen.
Do not be put off by the subtitles stay with it and what will unfold before... more -
15 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Julia Jentsch at her Best
This was a trully wounderful watch , Julia Jentsch who won the European Film Actress award and the Silber Bar for this role, truly captures Sophie Scholl in her... more
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10 out of 15 people found this review helpful
A hard mind and a soft heart
'Sophie Scholl' is riveting. Based on real-life documents such as police protocols, witness accounts and Scholl's own diaries, the movie recreates ... more
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Sophie Scholl
Compelling and gritty. The courtroom scenes onwards were heavy with emotion. I was waiting for a reprieve or a rescue all along. Recommended.
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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Passive Resistance
This was not the average war film as it told the story of everyday Germans from both sides of the argument.
Sophie Scholl, her brother Hans and their... more -
8 out of 14 people found this review helpful
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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
An efficent but unremarkable telling of the true story of domestic resistence to the Nazis in the form of the white rose movement which is given life by one ... more
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
An efficent but unremarkable telling of the true story of domestic resistence to the Nazis in the form of the white rose movement which is given life by one ... more
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
A quite magtnificent film
I don't like foreign language films as a rule, but Downfall and now this have almost made me come around. I think Sam is being hyper-critical. This was a ... more
Critics' reviews (6)
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In the 2002 documentary Blind Spot: Hitlers Secretary, Traudl Junge speaks of reaching a bitter epiphany when... read more on Time Out
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Enormously powerful and, as a testament to the power of human integrity, it is peerless.
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As with the brilliant 'Downfall', 'Sophie Scholl' is compelling viewing.
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The film is superbly well-crafteds as a political thriller.
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A fiercely sombre movie... powerfully acted.
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A compelling chronicle of courage.
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Sophie Scholl - The Final Days - BLU-RAY Version
Set in Munich in 1943. Brother and sister, Sophie and Hans Scholl are members of student resistance group 'White Rose' against the Nazi regime and are arrested for distributing fliers around the University. The two students are interrogated and Hans finally breaks down and confesses. Sophie has no ...
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