FilmGalerie: Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage

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Sophie Scholl - The Last Days
Germany 2005, 116 minutes, color
Director: Marc Rothemund
Followed by a film discussion with screenwriter Dr. Fred Breinersdorfer

Part of the fall season 2024 of the FilmGalerie "Stark! Heroines in film"

The "White Rose" is one of the best-known German resistance groups, which appealed to the responsibility of each individual for freedom and justice with leaflet campaigns. The film focuses on the last five days of its best-known member, the student Sophie Scholl, and traces the events leading up to her execution on February 22, 1943. The story of the "White Rose" and Sophie Scholl's courageous stance in particular had already been filmed twice in the early 1980s. However, new historical documents emerged after the fall of communism in 1989: For the first time, the original interrogation transcripts were available, which could be incorporated into the dialog alongside letters and diary entries. This encouraged director Marc Rothemund and his screenwriter Fred Breinersdorfer to bring the material back to the screen. The chamber play-like interrogation scenes show Sophie Scholl as a responsible woman who loves life and yet does not shy away from going to extremes in her moral consistency. At the 2005 Berlinale, Marc Rothemund and Julia Jentsch were awarded the prizes for director and best actress.

Price information:

Admission: 10 EUR / reduced 5 EUR