Echoing Downfall's contemplation of the darkest period in Germany's history, Sophie Scholl is a heartbreaking drama based on real life events and the activities of the White Rose resistance group.Munich, 1943. A group of students, including siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, instigate passive resistance in an attempt to overthrow the Nazi regime. Sophie and Hans are arrested for disturbing leaflets and an intense psychological duel ensues in the interrogation room between Sophie and Gestapo officer Mohr; she lies and denies, then schemes and challenges. Ultimately crushing evidence is presented and though forced to confess Scholl fights to save the lives of her brother and friends.
A 60 kilometer wide meteor is on collision course with Earth. The anticipated strike zone is right in the middle of Europe. Estimated survival rate: Zero. The United States try to knock the meteor off course with nuclear weapons, but fail. All of Europe is on the run. A family do whatever they have to do to survive when the world spins out of control.
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to thrilling dramatic life. Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch (of recent cult fave The Edukators in a luminous performance as the fearless activist of the underground student resistence group The White Rose. 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 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades 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.
Five hundred years ago, a revolutionary priest changed the face of Christendom. Risking his life and academic reputation and facing damnation for his beliefs he challenged the teachings of the all-powerful Catholic Church and the Western World was never to be the same again. Marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this stunning two-part drama from the makers of Deutschland 83 and Generation War captures the story of Martin Luther, the visionary reformer who changed the beliefs of society at a time when the Catholic Church dominated every aspect of public opinion and private life. From passionate speeches railing against corruption and oppression to sweeping battle scenes and compelling moments of intimacy, Reformation charts key events and figures in Luther's story, offering a parallel to our contemporary political situation in the form of vividly authentic historical drama. It is a timely exploration of an era of upheaval in which the path of European civilisation was changed forever.
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