The White Ribbon streaming
Original title: Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
2009 Movie Italy, Austria, Germany, France Mystery, Drama, Thriller 143 min Ages 15+
By: Michael Haneke With: Birgit Minichmayr, Lilli Trebs, Sebastian Badurek, Selina Ewald, Lilli Fichtner
A protestant North German village on the cusp of the First World War: This is the story of a choir led by the village teacher, his young singers and their families. Strange accidents begin to happen and look increasingly like ritual punishments. Who is behind them?
Festival Achievements
Berlin International Film Festival 2011
Awards:
Best First Feature Award Jury 2011
Deutscher Filmpreis 2010
Awards:
Bestes Szenenbild • Bestes Maskenbild • Bestes Drehbuch • Bester Spielfilm • Beste weibliche Nebenrolle • Beste Tongestaltung • Beste männliche Hauptrolle • Beste Kamera / Bildgestaltung • Beste Regie • Bestes Kostümbild
Nominations:
Beste männliche Nebenrolle • Beste weibliche Hauptrolle • Bester Schnitt
Diagonale 2010
Selections:
Spielfilm
European Film Awards 2009
Awards:
European Director • European Film • European Screenwriter
Nominations:
European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma
Selections:
Feature Film Selection
Festival de Cannes 2009
Awards:
In Competition - Feature films
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 2009
Selections:
IDFA Archive
Zurich Film Festival 2009
Selections:
Programme
Mood
Dark
Disturbing
Melancholic
Moral
Moral Painting
Oppressive
Serious
Tense
Thoughtful
Cast & Crew
Michael Haneke
Amelie Litwin
Anne-Kathrin Gummich
Rüdiger Hauffe
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Rainer Bock
Bianca Mey
Josef Bierbichler
Malin Steffen
Nora Gruler
Enno Trebs
Burghart Klaußner
Steffi Kühnert
Jonas Jennerjahn
Mika Ahrens
Detlev Buck
Thibault Sérié
Sophie Czech
Margarete Zimmermann
Matthias Linke
Sebastian Pawlak
Ernst Jacobi
Birgit Minichmayr
Kai-Peter Malina
Paraschiva Dragus
Christian Klischat
Sara Schivazappa
Selina Ewald
Michael Schenk
Susanne Lothar
Hanuš Polak jr.
Lilli Trebs
Kristina Kneppek
Paula Kalinski
Stephanie Amarell
Paul Wolf
Ulrich Tukur
Luzie Ahrens
Marisa Growaldt
Levin Henning
Vladik Otaryan
Marcin Tyrol
Florian Köhler
Sebastian Pauli
Johanna Busse
Maria Dragus
Kevin Schmolinski
Krzysztof Zarzecki
Franz Rewoldt
Vincent Krüger
Leonard Proxauf
Klaus Manchen
Aaron Denkel
Sebastian Hülk
Fion Mutert
Ole Joensson
Miljan Chatelain
Eddy Grahl
Sebastian Łach
Felix Boettcher
Tim Guderjahn
Branko Samarovski
Marvin Ray Spey
Hans-Matthias Glassmann
Lilli Fichtner
Roxane Duran
Gerrit Langentepe
Michael Kranz
Alexander Sedl
Christian Friedel
Theo Trebs
Gary Bestla
Janina Fautz
Nikita Vaganov
Sebastian Badurek
Nino Seide
Mercedes Jadea Diaz
Lena Pankow
Ursina Lardi
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Simon Pawlowsky
Leonie Benesch
Peter Mörike
Leonard Boes
Burghart Klaußner (Pastor)
Christian Berger (Cinematographer)
Michael Haneke (Director)
Ulrich Mühe (Originally Cast)
Adaptation
Historical Drama
Original Screenplay
Budget
Art-House
European Co-Production
Mid-Budget
Cinematic Technique
Digital Post-Production
Digital Retouching
Naturalistic
Practical Lighting
Shadow Play
Sharpened Images
Super 35
Symbolic Imagery
Film Movements
European Art Cinema
Slow Cinema
Narrative Structure
Episodic
Nonlinear
Parabolic
Pace
Deliberate
Measured
Slow
Slow-Paced
Runtime
Art-House Length
Feature Film
Soundtrack
Diegetic Sound
Minimal Score
Minimalist Score
Practical Sound Design
Style
Black And White
Black-And-White
Cinematic
Distancing Effect
Period-Piece
Practical Lighting
Time-Period
1913-1914
Early 20Th Century
Pre-World War I
Central Conflict
Hidden Sins
Hidden Violence
Moral Corruption
Mysterious Violence
Social Decay
Social Repression
Characters
Farmers
Pastor'S Family
Village Children
Village Doctor
Village Schoolteacher
Ending
Ambiguous
Disquiet
Fate Of Villagers
Never Resolving Violence
Pre-War Disquiet
Prelude To War
Historical Context
Early 20Th Century
German Society
Pre-World War I
Key Plot Points
Child Abuse
Disappearances
Fires
Missing Child
Moral Decay
Mysterious Accidents
Strange Events
Village Secrets
Plot
Child Abuse
Hidden Violence
Moral Ambiguity
Moral Corruption
Mysterious Events
Pre-War Tensions
Pre-Wwi
Pre-Wwi Society
Religious Hypocrisy
Small German Village
Small Village
Social Decay
Societal Control
Setting
Early 20Th Century
Northern German Village
Northern Germany
Oakwood
Pre-World War I
Protestant Village
Rural Village
Shooting Location
Dassow
Daughter
Dreetz
Leipzig
Lübeck
Netzow
Plateburg
Theme
Authoritarianism
Evil Roots
Innocence Lost
Moral Conflict
Moral Decay
Religious Hypocrisy
Roots Of Evil
Social Decay
Social Repression
Genre
Art Cinema
Art-House
Drama
Historical
Period-Piece
Psychological
Audiences
Adults
Art-House
Art-House Viewers
Film Scholars
Intellectual
Titles
Biała wstążka
Biela stuha
Bijela vrpca
Bílá stuha
Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
Det hvite båndet
I lefki kordela
La cinta blanca
Le Ruban blanc
Seret Lavan
Shiroi Ribon
The White Ribbon
Valge pael
白色緞帶
Awards
European Film Awards
Golden Globe
Golden Palm
Oscar Nominations
Palme D'Or
Box Office Success
Award-Winning
Critical Success
Critical Reception
Metacritic 82
Positive Reviews
Powerful Moral Painting
Praised Cinematography
Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival
Popularity
Award-Winning
Critically Acclaimed
Influential
International Recognition
Ratings
Metacritic 82
Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Reception
Award-Winning
Critical Acclaim
European Awards
Festival Success
Golden Globe
Golden Palm
Oscar Nominations
Palme D'Or
Production Countries
Austria
France
Germany
Italy
Release Year
2009
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