The White Rose group′s anti-Nazi activities earned them a great deal of attention from the Gestapo, as well as a place in German history; Sophie Scholl is an icon German resistance. In 1943, Sophie was arrested and taken to Robert Mohr, a Gestapo officer, for interrogation. The last six days of her life are dramatized in this film, a psychological duel between the two one where Scholl refuses to betray her friends or her ideals, and impresses even Mohr with her convictions. The film draws from the Gestapo and court records of the interrogation and trial for its narrative, as well as selected interviews with surviving eyewitnesses. The central ideal of civil disobedience, courage and personal action are as relevant today as they were during the Second World War. Marc Rothemund referred to the issue as "one that we face in our everyday lives-for example, in bullying at the workplace or at school, where the weaker ones are trampled on. To rise up against injustice, to refuse to close our eyes-this will always remain an important issue."