Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) starring Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Gerald Alexander Held. In 1943, Sophie Scholl (Jentsch), a member of the White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany, is caught after distributing anti-Hitler leaflets. The movie shows her interrogation by a Nazi official (amazingly, she is not beaten or otherwise physically abused), her show trial and inevitable execution. Other members of the White Rose are executed and otherwise punished, but this movie focuses on Sophie. Although it is somewhat static with relatively little action, I found it spellbinding. It is really well written in the way it presents the ravings of Nazi officials who can't see that they are losing the war. The film is in German with English subtitles. Grade: A-