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2009 Certificate 15
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A village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I. The story of the children and teenagers of a choir run by the village schoolteacher, and their families: the baron, the steward, the pastor, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers. Strange accidents occur and gradually take on the character of .. Read more

Starring Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Burghart Klaussner, Marisa Growaldt
Director Michael Haneke
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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The White Ribbon

A village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I. The story of the children and teenagers of a choir run by the village schoolteacher, and their families: the baron, the steward, the pastor, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers. Strange accidents occur and gradually take on the character of a punishment ritual. Who is behind it all?

Starring Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Burghart Klaussner, Marisa Growaldt, Josef Bierbichler, Janina Fautz, Christian Friedel, Steffi Kühnert, Leonie Benesch, Mercedes Jadea Diaz
Director Michael Haneke
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Original title Das weisse Band
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 24 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 24 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections UK top 50 weekly chart
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: German
Blu-ray: German
Released DVD: 15 Mar 2010
Blu-ray: 15 Mar 2010
Production year: 2009

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  • 61 out of 61 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars

    Pleasantly shocking.

    Perfectly shot in glossy B&W. The rhythm seems slows but the pain grows and is excruciating the more the story evolves.

    You can see violence, ... more

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5.0 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Rich, deep and involving

    Michael Haneke has a long background as a theatre director before he made his first film around 20 years ago. This must be one of the reasons he achieves such ... more

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      • Zamy from London
      • Posted 17 Nov 2009 11:13

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