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Sophie Scholl |  | Director: Marc Rothemund
Actors: Julia Jentsch, Gerald Alexander Held, Fabian Hinrichs, Johanna Gastdorf, Andre Hennicke
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
as of 9/9/2010 10:36 CDT details
Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 9815
Genre: Art House
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 116 Minutes
ASIN: B0024UJ9HE
Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 2005
Release Date: December 13, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, 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. |
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| Customer Reviews:
 INCREDIBLE FILM!! August 21, 2010
G. Torres (New York, New York)
A MUST SEE movie. Germany does it again! A truly inspiring story that shows that NOT ALL Germans were blinded by Hitler's demented beliefs. Movies like this one and "The Lives of Others" further reinforce my believe that Hollywood films nowadays are mostly WORTHLESS!
 "The White Rose" (The Film) Tops "Sophie Scholl" By A Mile July 25, 2010
Gerard D. Launay (Berkeley, California)
As does another VHS movie, titled "Five Last Days." [Both of these, incidentally, star the incomparable Lena Stolze) What are the strengths of "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days"? Unlike the other two movies, it does a very fine job of dramatizing the interrogation and the show trial of this courageous student. But there are two problems with the film - Item #1: The film downplays the fact that Sophie Scholl did bring up the atrocities against the Jews, not just the injustice to the Germans. That seemed to be a present to the German audience for whom the film was intended. Item #2: The movie never contextualizes the struggle of the White Rose, as does the other film I noted in the title to this review.
So in conclusion, I would watch "The White Rose" first, then "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days", last "Five Last Days." Together, all three give a fine picture of a luminous heroine of Germany.
The sheer bravery of the White Rose's young leaders July 21, 2010
Andy Orrock (Dallas, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's rare when a movie delivers such a powerful lesson in history as this one. I'd not been aware of the White Rose non-violent resistance to the Nazi regime until seeing this film. Indeed, the full story of White Rose hadn't been known until original source material surfaced after the fall of East Germany in late 1989.
What struck me was the sheer bravery of the movement's young leaders, the brilliantly staged rendition of the Nazi show trial that followed their arrests and the finality of the quick, shocking punishment that is meted out. In particular, the show trial scene is movie-making of the highest order with a knockout Downfall-esque performance by André Hennicke as Richter Dr. Roland Freisler. The production design, too, is worthy of special note - the courtroom in the trial scene is spectacularly staged.
The film also serves as evidence that not all Germans marched in enthusiastic lockstep to the Nazi war machine. Reviews accompanying the film's 2005 release relate that German audiences reacted very positively to the film, perhaps because it demonstrated the courage and dissent alive in the populace at that time. Stars Julia Jentsch and Fabian Hinrichs (as Sophie's brother Hans) beautifully convey the passion, innocence and bravery of the Scholls.
It was only six days between arrest and conclusion. The movie does a great job at conveying a rush to judgment that mocks the idea of jurisprudence.
Great DVD! July 16, 2010
J. Craft
I enjoyed the Sophie Scholl DVD and how it showed the times during
WWII with Nazi Germany. The struggles of those who did not follow Hitler
and how they fought for freedom from his tyranny. I like that it is in German
which makes it more realistic. The English subtitles are not bad though because
they help when you don't understand the German spoken.
 Good film. Heavy-handed. July 14, 2010
tomato_public (nyc)
This was watchable, not a classic or unmissable. The acting was good. The story and the history behind it was absorbing.
In the end, the narrative went a little heavy-handed on the righteous martyr angle. That becomes a little uncomfortable. I can see how it's satisfying to a German audience, but a non-Germans may experience a slight anxiety, depending. Thinking about the emotional responses to the film is as interesting as the film itself.
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