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.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 13 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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A disturbing film about courage, idealism, youth and the grim mechanics of mankind gone mad.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
14 Apr 2006
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Through it all, Jentsch is a beacon of bravery and resolve in the darkness of a totalitarian machine. If any actor in an English-language film has given a better performance in the past year, I'd like to see it.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
12 May 2006
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There's a resonance to Sophie Scholl that crosses borders and approaches the timeless.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jun 2006
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The film holds few surprises, though it builds a remarkable level of suspense during the fait-accompli interrogation scenes, and is a well-intended commemoration of a courageous young woman.
– Jessica Winter,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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The realization that we are, in many instances, listening in on actual proceedings gives the film an immediacy that no dramatist could hope to match.