Sophie Scholl (Germany, 2005)

Sophie tells the Nazis what she thinks

This is an intensely moving film. It dramatises the strength of will required to stick to your principles whatever the circumstances. However, the individual needs to 'collective mass' to resist the tyrants and it was the failure of the German people to stand up to the Nazis that precipitated the War. The characterisation of Sophie's interrogator, however, gives an understated insight into why many ordinary people collaborated. It is the 'strength' of fascism that it guides people who don't want to think for themselves (a bit like religion).

The judge, the representative of Nazi bile, was the double of Norman Tebbit - a terrific piece of casting.