The White Ribbon
2009 · Movie · R · 144 min · ★ 7.5
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.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-09-24
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 144 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,138 votes)
- Box office
- $19,100,000
Themes
- child abuse
- authority
- pastor
- nanny
- northern germany
- punishment
- puritan
- incest
- tailor
- school teacher
- future war
- suppression
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2010
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2009
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2009
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2009
- Palme d'Or · 2009
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- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2010 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2010 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2010 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
- FM
Fion Mutert
as Sigmund
Ursina Lardi
as Marie Louise
Burghart Klaußner
as The Pastor
Steffi Kühnert
as The Pastor's Wife
Maria Dragus
as Klara
Josef Bierbichler
as The Steward
Directed by Michael Haneke