Film Viewing and Discussion: Sophie Scholl: Die Letzten Tage/Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

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Leu Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) 117

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Event

Start Date

30-9-2012 6:30 PM

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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005; German with English Subtitles) is the true story of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine. Sophie, along with her brother Hans and other students in Munich, formed a resistance group called the White Rose. Dedicated to the fall of the Third Reich the students distributed anti-Nazi leaflets uncovering the ideology and uncivil actions of the Nazis. On one of these dangerous missions Sophie is arrested. During her interrogation, trial, and sentence she never breaks down. Loyal to her convictions and the White Rose and finding strength in her faith Sophie boldly delivers a call for freedom and personal responsibility, for staying civil in uncivil times. Join us for a viewing of this powerful film.

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Sep 30th, 6:30 PM

Film Viewing and Discussion: Sophie Scholl: Die Letzten Tage/Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Leu Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) 117

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005; German with English Subtitles) is the true story of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine. Sophie, along with her brother Hans and other students in Munich, formed a resistance group called the White Rose. Dedicated to the fall of the Third Reich the students distributed anti-Nazi leaflets uncovering the ideology and uncivil actions of the Nazis. On one of these dangerous missions Sophie is arrested. During her interrogation, trial, and sentence she never breaks down. Loyal to her convictions and the White Rose and finding strength in her faith Sophie boldly delivers a call for freedom and personal responsibility, for staying civil in uncivil times. Join us for a viewing of this powerful film.