The White Ribbon

2009 | B/N | 2h 25

A village in northern Germany, 1913-1914, on the eve of World War I. It’s 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?

Country: Italia, Francia, Alemania, Austria
Direction: Haneke; Michael
Script: Haneke; Michael
Production: Occhipinti; Andrea, Heiduschka; Veit, Arndt; Stefan, Ménégoz; Margaret
Photography: Berger; Christian
Sound: Sciama; Guillaume, Laforce; Jean-pierre
Cast:María Schmeide; Gabriela, Benesch; Leonie, Bierbichler; Josef, Friedel; Christian, Klaussner; Burghart, Kühnert; Steffi, Lardi; Ursina, Lothar; Susanne, Tukur; Ulrich, Bock; Rainer, Jacobi; Ernst
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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