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Five Last Days

1982 1h 52m Drama List
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After being arrested for possession of anti-Nazi propaganda, young Sophie Scholl (Lena Stolze) is thrown in jail in Munich. Her cellmate, Else Gebel (Irm Hermann), is incarcerated on similar charges. Else is quite a bit older than Sophie, but they grow close in the five days they are together, comforting each other amid the brutal interrogations of the Nazi investigators. Sophie stoically faces her accusers, refusing to compromise her beliefs, in this moving film based on a true story.

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william k Sparse, fragile and bleak one-room drama centers its narrative on the psychological hardships of the two prisoners and their relationship to each other and avoids dramatizing the actual historic event of their arrest, trial and execution. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After being arrested for possession of anti-Nazi propaganda, young Sophie Scholl (Lena Stolze) is thrown in jail in Munich. Her cellmate, Else Gebel (Irm Hermann), is incarcerated on similar charges. Else is quite a bit older than Sophie, but they grow close in the five days they are together, comforting each other amid the brutal interrogations of the Nazi investigators. Sophie stoically faces her accusers, refusing to compromise her beliefs, in this moving film based on a true story.
Director
Percy Adlon
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2021
Runtime
1h 52m