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The White Ribbon

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  • Drama
  • Mystery

Overview

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

Keywords

  • 1910s
  • child abuse
  • future war
  • landowner
  • pastor
  • incest
  • puritan
  • nanny
  • punishment
  • suppression
  • shame
  • rural setting
  • authority
  • school teacher
  • land baron
  • tailor
  • small village
  • village people
  • east elbia
  • northern germany
  • fear of the unknown
  • patronage

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 24, 2009
Original language
German
Spoken languages
German, Italian, Polish
Countries
Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy
Production
X Filme Creative Pool,Les Films du Losange,Lucky Red,wega film vienna,Wega Film
Cast
Christian Friedel,Ernst Jacobi,Leonie Benesch,Ulrich Tukur,Fion Mutert,Ursina Lardi,Burghart Klaußner,Steffi Kühnert,Maria Dragus,Josef Bierbichlerand 74 more
Director
Michael Haneke
Writer
Michael Haneke
Producer
Veit Heiduschka,Michael Katz,Andrea Occhipinti,Stefan Arndt,Margaret Ménégoz
Cinematography
Christian Berger
Budget
$21,555,450
Revenue
$11,652,157
Homepage
Official site
IMDb
tt1149362
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