SOPHIE SCHOLL: DIE LETZTEN TAGE

Original Title	Sophie Scholl: Die letzten Tage
Also Known As	Sophie Scholl: The last Days (International: English title)
Director	Marc Rothemund
Genre	Drama / War
Country of origin	Germany
Language spoken	German
Year of production	2005
Production	Broth Film; Goldkind Filmproduktion
Domestic Distribution/World Sales	X Verleih AG (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
Domestic Release	13 February 2005 Germany (Berlin International Film Festival); 24 February 2005 German
Official Website	www.sophiescholl-derfilm.de/
Awards	Berlin International Film Festival year: 2005 result: won award: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury category/recipient: Competition Marc Rothemund award: Silver Berlin Bear category/recipient: Best Actress Julia Jentsch Best Director Marc Rothemund year: 2005 result: nominated award: Golden Berlin Bear category/recipient: Marc Rothemund German Film Awards year: 2005 result: nominated award: Film Award in Gold category/recipient: Best Cinematography Martin Langer Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Julia Jentsch Best Screenplay Fred Breinersdorfer Outstanding Feature Film Fred Breinersdorfer, Sven Burgemeister, Christoph Müller, Marc Rothemund

List of European Distributors

Release Date	Countries	Distributor
25 February 2005	Austria
17 March 2005	Switzerland
18 March 2005	Luxembourg
19 October 2005	Belgium
18 November 2005	Spain

Synopsis

Munich, 1943: Sophie and Hans Scholl are members of the "Weiße Rose" (White Rose), a resistance group against the Nazi regime. When the siblings lay out fliers at the university, they are caught by the caretaker who calls the Gestapo. After their imprisonment, they are interrogated for days. In the beginning, Sophie manages to bluff the questioning official Robert Mohr, but Hans finally confesses everything. Now Sophie vindicates her ideals, but also tries to protect the other group members. On February 22nd, the Scholls and their aide Christoph Probst are accused of high treason and sentenced to death. As the execution tooks place the same day, Sophie has to take leave of her family...