metariane (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Cruelty.

stitchdaddy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

meryl streep made the shoot for this scene in one take and refused to do another take. she found it very emotionally painful to do.this is one of the greatest movie performances of all time.

rebarox85 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

why did they force her to give up one child?

Reqrezentin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

She has to choose between her kids? Wow

Sweeetiiepie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ive seen the film. Its soooo sad :'(

siopsa (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nazis de mierda. Verguenza de la Humanidad.

siopsa (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Mierda mas grande que los nazis hijos de mil putas, hubieron pocos. Cobardes y asquerosos que se aprovecharon de los debiles, y despues escapaban como ratas cuando les llegaba el momento de enfrentar a los no debiles. "Raza aria"...que mierda humana!!!

Sberry2008101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ive only heard of sophie's choice, and now seeing the climax of the film.... wow.

sarahkinzz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

and second, Meryl Streep is the QUEEN of method acting, so please don't undermine her performance by suggesting anyone could have pulled that scene off. False. Being a mother does not instill you with the ability to mentally place yourself in that horrible situation. Wow, you're DUMB. This performance is one of the best in cinema.

sarahkinzz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

pleasance- there were no subtitles for this clip, so I assume you don't know the dialogue. The guard refers to a biblical story (to test her Christianity) and forces her to make a choice. She doesn't want to, and when they begin to take the son, she yells at them to take the daughter. She was forced to choose between the two.