Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
Rated (M) 116 Minutes
Directed by Marc Rothemund
Starring Julia Jentsch (The Edukators), Fabian Hinrichs as Hans Scholl, Alexander Held (Downfall) as the Gestapo
interrogator Robert Mohr,
André Hennicke as Judge Roland Freisler
SOPHIE SCHOLL-THE FINAL DAYS received three Lolas (German Oscars) including the Audience Award and Best Actress Award to
Jentsch for her brilliant characterization of the title role. The film also won two Silver Bears for Best Director and
Best Actress at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival.
The true story of Germany's most famous anti-war heroine is brought to thrilling life in the multi-award winning drama
SOPHIE SCHOLL-THE FINAL DAYS, this year's Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film of 2005, SOPHIE SCHOLL
stars Julia Jentsch (THE EDUKATORS) in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearless activist. Armed with
long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of
Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence.
Distributed by Screenline In Selected Cinemas from November 2
Auckland Rialto, Newmarket
Wellington Paramount and Lighthouse Petone & Pauatahanui Porirua
Christchurch Academy
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MEDIA RELEASE: Auckland September 7, 2006
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
Directed by Marc Rothemund
Starring Julia Jentsch (The Edukators), Fabian Hinrichs as Hans Scholl, Alexander Held (Downfall) as the Gestapo
interrogator Robert Mohr, André Hennicke as Judge Roland Freisler
Distributed by Screenline nationally in selected NZ cinemas November 2
Rated (M) 116 Minutes
The true story of Germany's most famous anti-war heroine is brought to thrilling life in the multi-award winning drama
SOPHIE SCHOLL-THE FINAL DAYS. Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language Film of 2005, SOPHIE SCHOLL stars Julia
Jentsch (THE EDUKATORS) in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearless activist. Armed with long-buried
historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie
Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence.
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of university 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 that is both haunting and timeless.
Through their resistance and protest against the Nazi regime, Sophie Scholl and her fellow members of the White Rose
resistance group have become synonymous with civil courage and a peaceful struggle against the rule of violence and
oppression.
SOPHIE SCHOLL-THE FINAL DAYS received three Lolas (German Oscars) including the Audience Award and Best Actress Award to
Jentsch for her brilliant characterization of the title role. The film also won two Silver Bears for Best Director and
Best Actress at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival.
“Chilling Authenticity! Grippingly Portrayed! Julia Jentsch is terrific. An ace performance!
– Derek Elley, Variety
“A gripping true story! Challenges you to gauge your own courage! Conveys what it must have been like to be a young,
smart, idealistic dissenter in Nazi Germany where no dissent was tolerated."
– Stephen Holden, New York Times
“Heroic! Exhilarating! Inspiring! Riveting!
– Kevin Crust, LA Times
“Powerful! Jentsch is a mesmerizing presence!”
– New York Daily News
Opens November 2: Auckland Rialto
Wellington Paramount, Lighthouse Petone & Lighthouse Pauatahanui Porirua
Christchurch Academy
OFFICIAL FILM WEBSITE: http://www.sophieschollmovie.com/
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