2 real historical locations · Germany
Based on Gestapo interrogation transcripts, this German film depicts the last six days of Sophie Scholl — the 21-year-old who distributed anti-Nazi leaflets with the White Rose resistance group and was arrested, tried, and guillotined in February 1943.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Germany.
February 18 1943 — Sophie and Hans Scholl distribute White Rose leaflets in the university atrium and are caught by a caretaker.
Sophie Scholl's final act before arrest was to push a remaining stack of leaflets off the atrium balcony — watching them flutter down as an act of defiance. She and Hans were arrested within minutes. The White Rose ha...
View location →February 22 1943 — Sophie Scholl is executed by guillotine at Stadelheim Prison, just four days after her arrest.
Sophie, Hans, and Christoph Probst were tried before the People's Court under Judge Roland Freisler, who screamed at them and denied them the right to speak. Sentenced at noon, they were executed by guillotine at 5pm ...
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