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Sophie Scholl was a fearless leader of an underground student resistance group in Munich called “The White Rose”. She and her brother Hans were arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 for distributing pamphlets on campus. During their “trial” they boldly called for freedom, rights, and personal responsibility. Sophie never once backed down even in the face of certain death. Using the historical records of her inter- rogations and trial, this Oscar nominated 2005 film re-creates the last six days of her young life. A tense and compelling story of courage in a world gone mad. Next Movie – March 28, 2019: None Shall Escape Holocaust Education Resource Council & Tallahassee Film Society Presents Sophie Scholl: The Final Days Thursday February 28, 2019 at 7:00pm FREE Showing I S aw I t In The M ovies Series ALL SAINTS CINEMA 918 1/2 RAILROAD AVENUE 850-386-4404 WWW. TALLAHASSEEFILMS.COM Tallahasse Community College Funded in part by FDOE Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education

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Sophie Scholl was a fearless leader of an undergroundstudent resistance group in Munich called “The WhiteRose”. She and her brother Hans were arrested by theGestapo in 1943 for distributing pamphlets oncampus. During their “trial” they boldly called forfreedom, rights, and personal responsibility. Sophie

never once backed down even in the face of certaindeath. Using the historical records of her inter-rogations and trial, this Oscar nominated 2005 film re-creates the last six days of her young life. A tenseand compelling story of courage in a world gone mad.

Next Movie – March 28, 2019: None Shall Escape

Holocaust Education Resource Council & Tallahassee Film Society Presents

Sophie Scholl:The

Final DaysThursday

February 28, 2019at 7:00pm

FREE Showing

I Saw It In The Movies Series

ALL SAINTS CINEMA • 918 1/2 RAILROAD AVENUE • 850-386-4404 • WWW. TALLAHASSEEFILMS.COM

Tallahasse Community College

Funded in part byFDOE Commissioner’s

Task Force onHolocaust Education