Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 62 wins & 48 nominations total
Burghart Klaußner
- The Pastor
- (as Burghart Klaussner)
Maria Dragus
- Klara
- (as Maria-Victoria Dragus)
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
- The Steward's Wife
- (as Gabriela-Maria Schmeide)
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- TriviaMost of the adults are not given names in the film, instead being called Pastor, Baron, Steward, etc. This includes the narrator, who is only known as The School Teacher.
- GoofsWhen the teacher first meets Eva, some crew members and the camera can be seen in the reflection of the teacher's glasses.
- Crazy creditsThe opening and closing credits are shown in complete silence. There is no music or other sounds during both entire credit sequences.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2009 (2009)
- SoundtracksO Sacred Head Now Wounded
(uncredited)
Lyrics from a mediaeval Latin poem
Music by Hans Leo Hassler
Sung in the church
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The unexplainable desire for purity
Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) is a desperately dark story unfolding in a Protestant village of northern Germany just before the First World War. This microcosm is composed of a baron, a pastor, a doctor, ... and the plebs. Strange accidents will succeed one after the other, some worthy of a despicable barbarism, and will gradually pertain to a punitive ritual. The film is based on a few abject characters and Michael Haneke masterfully films the darkness that ineluctably infiltrates the hearts of the fellow citizens from this German provincial environment, thanks to an aesthetic apotheosis and a cinematic sobriety. As a synthesis: Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) is a masterpiece. 8/9 of 10.
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- Also known as
- The White Ribbon
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- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,222,862
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $59,848
- Jan 3, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $19,319,671
- Runtime2 hours 24 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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