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)
Storyline
Did you know
- 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
Featured review
Gripping, exciting, focused
Das Weisse Band represents the kind of cinema that is cerebral, cognitive and dialectic without deviating from the conventions of classic storytelling. In examining the origins and nature of terrorism in human societies and psychology, the film quickly resigns from a simple depiction of country rural life in 1913 and transforms into a sadistic 'whodunnit' thriller with the main protagonists being two conflicting generations: the elderly and the youth. Das Weisse Band takes the risk of setting off too many narratives in accordance to the individual stories that occur, but the utterly terrifying aspect and power-point of the film is what we do not see happening in front of our eyes. Gripping, exciting, focused cinema.
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- d-apergis
- Dec 14, 2009
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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
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) officially released in India in English?
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