Sophie Scholl %E2%80%93 The Final Days

Sophie Scholl The Final Days German Sophie Scholl Die letzten Tage is a 2005 German film by director Marc Rothemund and writer Fred Breinersdorfer. It is about the last days in the life of Sophie Scholl, a 21yearold member of the antiNazi nonviolent student resistance group the White Rose, part of the German Resistance movement. She was found guilty of high treason by the Peoples Court and executed the same day,February 1943.

In wartime Munich, Sophie Scholl joins members of the White Rose student organization, including Sophies brother Hans, who are preparing copies of their sixth leaflet. They have mimeographed more than they can distribute through the mail. Hans proposes distributing the extras at university the next day despite Willi arguing that the risks are unacceptable, Hans says that he will take full responsibility, and Sophie volunteers to assist.The next day, Sophie carries a small suitcase as she and Hans walk to the main building of Munich University. In the building, where classes are in session, they set about putting down stacks of leaflets near the doors of lecture rooms. With only minutes left until the period ends, Sophie runs to the top floor, where she sets a stack of leaflets on the balustrade, then impulsively pushes them over the edge. As Hans and Sophie try to leave, a janitor who saw Sophie scatter the leaflets shouts at them to stop, and detains them until police arrive and arrest them. ........

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