Synopsis
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, 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.
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Cast
- Julia JentschSophie Magdalena Scholl
- Fabian HinrichsHans Scholl
- Alexander HeldRobert Mohr
- Johanna GastdorfElse Gebel
- André HennickeRichter Dr. Roland Freisler
- Florian StetterChristoph Probst
- Maximilian BrücknerWilli Graf
- Johannes SuhmAlexander Schmorell
- Jörg HubeRobert Scholl
- Petra KellingMagdalena Scholl
Recommendations
- 88
TV Guide Magazine
The film is a shattering experience fueled by Jentsch's electrifying performance. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Rock solid performances by up-and-coming German actress Julia Jentsch as Sophie and Alexander Held ("Downfall") as Mohr along with an excellent cast of supporting players insure that no one mistakes this for a lifeless docu-drama. - 80
Variety
An ace performance by 26-year-old Julia Jentsch ("The Edukators," "Snowland"), as the quietly determined Munich student who was beheaded for distributing counter-propaganda leaflets in 1943, gives pic a focused dramatic power. - 80
Village Voice
A life so tragically and quickly extinguished presents maudlin temptations, but director Marc Rothemund ably resists them. His gripping, moving film focuses on a breathtakingly brief five-day period. - 80
The New York Times
This gripping true story, directed in a cool, semi-documentary style by the German filmmaker Marc Rothemund from a screenplay by Fred Breinersdorfer, challenges you to gauge your own courage and strength of character should you find yourself in similar circumstances. - 80
Salon
It's a crisply made, absorbing human drama that frames its moral confrontation between good and evil in universal terms. - 80
The New Yorker
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days may sound like a history lesson, but don't be fooled. It's a horror film. - 75
New York Post
Sophie Scholl is a powerful story. But it's a little annoying how men become beside the point when the focus is on emotion. Sophie did no more or less than her brother, but he's ignored for nearly all of the movie because it's easier to stir up compassion - it's easier to manipulate the audience - when the subject is a woman.
