Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist. She was active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
She got convicted of high treason after having been found disturbing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich with her brother Hans.
The Nazi regime used a guillotine to execute the 21-year old University student. Sophie practiced nonviolent activism.
This documentary explores her final days leading up to her death. Her last words were “Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go… What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?”
