Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
The film entitled Sophie Scholl: The Final Days reconstructs the true events that transpired in the six days prior to the beheading of Sophie Scholl, her brother Hans Scholl, and conspirator Christoph Probst. The narrative’s setting takes place in Germany during the height of World War II. Between June 1942 and February 1943, Sophie and other members of the White Rose, including Hans and Christoph, lead a nonviolent German resistance movement. This included graffiting and the anonymous mass distribution of six leaflets that challenged the Nazi regime. On February 19, 1943, Sophie and Hans made an unsuccessful attempt to distribute the sixth leaflet in the empty halls of the University of Munich. After dispersing over a thousand leaflets that
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They were all German students majoring in the sciences at the University of Munich. They enjoyed hanging out together and routinely discussing their views with Professor Huber; a professor of Philosophy, Psychology and Musicology. In July of 1941, the Catholic bishop of Munster, named Clemens August Galen, publicly expressed his outrage concerning the T-4 program that resulted in the mass murder of thousands of handicapped individuals. The bishop’s actions inspired Hans and Alexander to begin producing anti-Nazi literature. In June 1942, Alexander Schmorell and Hans Scholl wrote the first four leaflets with the drafting help of Christoph Probst. All the leaflets had the title "Leaves of the White Rose." Every leaflet spoke about how Hitler was prolonging the war, leading a systematic Jewish genocide, and underestimating of the Allied forces.The leaflets were left in telephone booths, mailed to professors, and distributed in other universities all throughout central Germany. It was a difficult and extremely risky endeavor because there was a scarcity for stamps and stationary during the time. Not only was it expensive, but buying materials in mass quantities would make one an immediate suspect. Among creating leaflets, Hans, Alex, and Willi also graffitied "Down with Hitler", "Hitler Mass Murderer", "Freedom", and crossed-out swastikas on the walls of the University. After the producing the sixth leaflet in February of 1943, there was a surplus of leaflets. Hans and Sophie volunteered to disperse them at the University of Munich. This turned for the worse when they were caught by Janitor Jakub Schmied and later sentenced by the People’s
They were all German students majoring in the sciences at the University of Munich. They enjoyed hanging out together and routinely discussing their views with Professor Huber; a professor of Philosophy, Psychology and Musicology. In July of 1941, the Catholic bishop of Munster, named Clemens August Galen, publicly expressed his outrage concerning the T-4 program that resulted in the mass murder of thousands of handicapped individuals. The bishop’s actions inspired Hans and Alexander to begin producing anti-Nazi literature. In June 1942, Alexander Schmorell and Hans Scholl wrote the first four leaflets with the drafting help of Christoph Probst. All the leaflets had the title "Leaves of the White Rose." Every leaflet spoke about how Hitler was prolonging the war, leading a systematic Jewish genocide, and underestimating of the Allied forces.The leaflets were left in telephone booths, mailed to professors, and distributed in other universities all throughout central Germany. It was a difficult and extremely risky endeavor because there was a scarcity for stamps and stationary during the time. Not only was it expensive, but buying materials in mass quantities would make one an immediate suspect. Among creating leaflets, Hans, Alex, and Willi also graffitied "Down with Hitler", "Hitler Mass Murderer", "Freedom", and crossed-out swastikas on the walls of the University. After the producing the sixth leaflet in February of 1943, there was a surplus of leaflets. Hans and Sophie volunteered to disperse them at the University of Munich. This turned for the worse when they were caught by Janitor Jakub Schmied and later sentenced by the People’s