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This is the epic story with many threads. The series starts in september 1939, during the German invasion of Poland. It shows different reactions of polish people to this and to the later occupation. Some are resisting, some try to accomodate, some try to live as if nothing happened.

results.listIds.director : Janusz Morgenstern

results.listIds.year : 1976

results.listIds.duration : 90

results.listIds.lang : Polish

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

The last days of the siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl – activists in “The White Rose”, a resistance group against the Nazi regime, in Munich 1943. The two are caught by the Gestapo and endure interrogations that will culminate in their execution. Director Marc Rothemund closes another account with Hitler in a historic drama made possible by the use of long-buried historical records of the incarceration (after the dissolution of East Germany). The film throws light on one of the most profound episodes of opposition to the Nazi regime. Winner of two prizes at the Berlin Festival and nominated for an Oscar.

results.listIds.director : Marc Rothemund

results.listIds.year : 2005

results.listIds.duration : 115

results.listIds.lang : German