express approval of what she has done, Mohr arrives and sadly watches Sophie taken away to death row. Soon after, she is led into a cell where Christoph and Hans await, and they share a final cigarette. Probst remarks, sincerely, that their actions were not in vain. As Sophie is led into a courtyard by the executioners, she remarks, "The sun is still shining". Grace is refused, and she is the first to be beheaded in the guillotine, the blade falling as the picture goes black and Hans' and Christoph's executions follow. Hans exclaims, "Es lebe die Freiheit!" ("Long live Freedom!") before the blade falls in dark, and then again a third time in silence. A caption informs of further dozens of affiliates of the White Rose executed in the following months, and others suffered harsh imprisonment. In the closing shot, thousands of leaflets fall from the sky over Munich. A title explains that copies of the White Rose manifesto were smuggled to the Allies, who printed millions of copies of the "Manifesto of the Students of Munich" that were subsequently dropped over German cities. Cast Julia Jentsch as Sophia Magdalena 'Sophie' Scholl Fabian Hinrichs as Hans Fritz Scholl Alexander Held as Robert Mohr Johanna Gastdorf as Else Gebel André Hennicke as Dr. Roland Freisler Florian Stetter as Christoph Hermann Probst Maximilian Brückner as Willi Graf as Alexander Schmorell Lilli Jung as Gisela Schertling as Magdalena Scholl Jörg Hube as Robert Scholl Franz Staber as Werner Scholl Reception Critical response Sophie Scholl – The Final Days has an approval rating of 87% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 95 reviews, and an average rating of 7.27/10. The website's critical consensus states: "A film that begs the audience to reflect upon their own courage and strength of character in light of this young heroine's daring story". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Awards and recognition 55th Berlin International Film Festival, 2005 Nominated for Golden Bear Silver Bear: Best Director – Marc Rothemund Silver Bear: Best Actress – Julia Jentsch European Film Awards, 2005 Best European Actress – Julia Jentsch Audience Award Bernhard-Wicki-Filmpreis, 2005 German Film Awards (Lolas) Audience Award Best Film, Silver Prize Best acting performance (female main role) – Julia Jentsch '78th Academy Awards, 2006 Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film See also