Sophie Scholl-Another Great Movie available on DVD to rent or purchase
12/31/06 00:40
This
movie, Sophie Scholl, was nominated for an Academy
Award in 2005 for best foreign picture. It is a true
story about a group of young people in Hitler's
Germany in 1942-43, who formed a group called the
White Rose, and who sought to change public opinion
about the way things were going at the time. Two
characters are central, Sophie and Hans Scholl, two
students at the University in Munich. They work
together with others to seek to inform the public
about the war (especially the diaster at the Eastern
Front), about the government's acts of Euthanasia of
the infirm and mentally ill, and a number of other
things.
This brother, Hans, and sister, Sophie, were arrested for distributing this information and within 6 days were executed. The movie gives a wonderful picture of the bravery and commmitment of these Christian young people, during the last 6 days of their lives. It gives a wonderful picture of the Christian vocation of responsible citizen, even in the midst of danger and threat of death. The movie is a German movie, so you will need to read subtitles, but the effort is worth it!
This brother, Hans, and sister, Sophie, were arrested for distributing this information and within 6 days were executed. The movie gives a wonderful picture of the bravery and commmitment of these Christian young people, during the last 6 days of their lives. It gives a wonderful picture of the Christian vocation of responsible citizen, even in the midst of danger and threat of death. The movie is a German movie, so you will need to read subtitles, but the effort is worth it!
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