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The White Ribbon, originally titled Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte, is a 2009 black-and-white film directed and written by Michael Haneke. The cast includes Ulrich Tukur, Josef Bierbichler, Susanne Lothar, and Ursina Lardi. Produced by Les Films du Losange, Lucky Red, Wega Film, and X Filme Creative Pool, the film is a co-production from France, Germany, Austria, and Italy. It was filmed in Germany and Leipzig, with Christian Berger serving as director of photography.
Set in Northern Germany during the Wilhelminism period of 1913 and 1914, the film is classified as a drama, historical, and mystery film. Its narrative motifs include white and ribbon. The film has a runtime of 144 minutes. It received the Palme d'Or, European Film Award for Best Film, European Film Award for Best Director, and European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
The film was released on various dates, including 2009-05-21, 2009-09-24, 2009-10-15, and 2010-02-18. It has a budget of 21555450 and revenue of 11652157. User ratings include a 7.471 average from 1134 votes on one platform and a 7.8 rating from 81678 votes on another.
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Film · TMDB
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.
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
Themes
- child abuse
- authority
- pastor
- nanny
- northern germany
- punishment
- puritan
- incest
- tailor
- school teacher
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Michael Haneke
- Written by
- Michael Haneke
- Produced by
- Stefan Arndt Veit Heiduschka Michael Katz Margaret Ménégoz Andrea Occhipinti
- Starring
- Christian Friedel Ulrich Tukur Josef Bierbichler
- Narrated by
- Ernst Jacobi
- Cinematography
- Christian Berger
- Edited by
- Monika Willi
- Production companies
- Wega Film X Filme Creative Pool
- Distributed by
- Filmladen (Austria) X Verleih AG (though Warner Bros. ) (Germany)
- Release date
- 21 May 2009 ( 2009-05-21 ) ( Cannes )
- Running time
- 144 minutes
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Budget
- US$ 18 million
- Box office
- US$ 19.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 22nd European Film Awards
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Latin
- Main subject
- authoritarian character
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Screenwriter
- Michael Haneke
- Cast member
- Sebastian Hülk
- Producer
- Andrea Occhipinti
- Production company
- Les Films du Losange
- Cinematographer
- Christian Berger
- Narrative location
- Northern Germany
- Filming location
- Leipzig
- Duration
- 144
- FilmAffinity ID
- 919652
- Distribution format
- Blu-ray Disc
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/thewhiteribbon
- Image
- Das weisse band.svg
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- publication date
- 2009-10-15
- title
- Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
- color
- black-and-white
- set in period
- Wilhelminism
- narrative motif
- ribbon
- Commons category
- Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
- review score
- 84/100
- subtitle
- Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
- capital cost
- 12000000
- box office
- 19100000
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Encyclopedic overview
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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