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7.5An 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.
Released: 2009-09-24144 minDir: Michael HanekeDrama, Mystery
Cast
- Christian Friedel as The School Teacher
- Ernst Jacobi as The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)
- Leonie Benesch as Eva
- Ulrich Tukur as The Baron
- Fion Mutert as Sigmund
- Ursina Lardi as Marie Louise
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The White Ribbon (German: Das Weiße Band - Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte, lit. 'The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story') is a 2009 German mystery drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just before World War I. According to Haneke, The White Ribbon "is about the roots of evil. Whether it's religious or political terrorism, it's the same thing."
The film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in May 2009 where it won the Palme d'Or, followed by largely positive reviews and several other major awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also received two nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2009: Best Foreign Language Film (representing Germany) and Best Cinematography (Christian Berger).
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2000s Polish-language films2009 drama films2009 films2009 German films2009 German-language films2009 independent films2009 Italian-language filmsBest Foreign Film Guldbagge Award winnersBest Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winnersEuropean Film Awards winners (films)Films about childrenFilms directed by Michael Haneke