Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

This was a truly wounderful watch , Julia Jentsch who won the European Film Actress award and the Silber Bar for this role, truly captures Sophie Scholl in her final days. The story is told in a new found frankness and does not resort to over sensationalist film making. The German Film industry has taken stock in the last 5 years to war films with Downfall paving the way for this film . Fabian Hinrichs ( Hans Scholl) plays him with a maturity that defies his newcomer status. Julia Jentsch Last seen in Die Fetten Jahren sind vorbei (The Edukators) and a small role in Downfall , brings life to one of the resistance movements most well known member. If at times it seems like she is method acting this is soon forgotten and you can escape into the world and you feel a genuine connection with the character. Gerald Held (Mohr) plays Graf the SD interrogator with unrivaled intelligence that brings maturity and depth to the role. The sets for this film were fantastic and the score of the film was wounderful.This is German Film Making at its best. If there is one German film that you should watch this is it .

Excellent film, pure and simple. Unlike some other WW2 films, Sophie Scholl demonstrates a maturity and honesty to devastating effect. The siblings are inevitably accosted by the SS and interograted about their political affiliation and reasons for apparent dissension - an inevitable conclusion eventually.
However, throughout the film, the dialogue, cinematography, and possibly most importantly, the implied doubt with every character is immensely engaging.
In conclusion, this is without doubt one of the best WW2 character study films. If you liked Saving Private Ryan style WW2, leave this; if you like character studies that invoke the cultural zeitgeist, you need this film...