Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Michael Haneke

Writer:

Michael Haneke (writer)

Release Date:

24 September 2009 (Austria)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery. |

Plot Keywords:

Church Service | Rural Life | Narration | Crime Against Child | Narrator

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Susanne Lothar	...	The Midwife
Ulrich Tukur	...	The Baron
Burghart Klaußner	...	The Pastor
Josef Bierbichler	...	The Steward
Marisa Growaldt	...	The Farmhand
Christian Friedel	...	The School Teacher
Leonie Benesch	...	Eva
Ursina Lardi	...	Baronin Marie-Luise
Steffi Kühnert	...	Anna
Gabriela Maria Schmeide	...	Emma
Rainer Bock	...	The Doctor
Maria-Victoria Dragus	...	Klara
Leonard Proxauf	...	Martin
Janina Fautz	...	Erna
Michael Kranz	...	Hauslehrer

Also Known As:

The White Ribbon (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
A White Ribbon (Europe: English title)
Le ruban blanc (France)
The White Tape or the Teacher's Tale (International: English title) (working title)
A Fita Branca (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Belaya lenta (Russia) [ru]
Beyaz bant (Turkey: Turkish title) (festival title) [tr]
I lefki kordela (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing content involving violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

144 min

Country:

Austria | Germany | France | Italy

Language:

German | Italian | Polish | Latin

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45622) | USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Company:

Wega Film

Trivia:

Michael Haneke planned this movie with Ulrich Mühe as the main character of a school teacher.

Who is Michael Heneke?

I need to know! Not just who is Michael Heneke but also who does he think he is? The arrogance of his work is only comparable to its brilliance. Here he visits Bergman territory without telling us so but just the faces of the actors in glorious black and white scream of Bergman. What a delightful annoyance. As anybody who is familiar with the work of Michael Heneke will suspect, this new opus, will provoke you in so many different ways that you will want to leave theater many times but you won't be able to, I certainly couldn't. This man is a wizard of sorts. I can't think of no other director who could get away with this in the new millennium. I haven't even started to talk about the film yet and I'm not going to. I'm just going to say that it's a mystery in more ways than one and that you may hate it but won't be able to forget it.