84	METASCORE Universal acclaim based on 34 Critic Reviews

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 138 Ratings

The White Ribbon

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 30, 2009

Summary: A village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I. 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? The village schoolteacher observes, investigates and little by little discovers the incredible truth. Are we being asked to consider whether these events heralded something that would explode years later with the rise of Nazi Germany? Did these events contain the germs of the tragedies that followed? (Sony Classics)

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Runtime:	144 min
Rating:	Rated R for some disturbing content involving violence and sexuality.
Production:	Canal+
Genres:	Drama, Mystery, Crime
Countries:	Germany, France, Italy, Austria
Languages:	German, Italian, Polish, Latin
Home Release Date:	Jun 29, 2010

Director	Credit
Michael Haneke	Director

Writer	Credit
Michael Haneke	Story

Principal Cast	Credit
Christian Friedel	The School Teacher
Ernst Jacobi	The School Teacher As An Old Man
Leonie Benesch	Eva

Cast	Credit
Burghart Klaußner	The Pastor
Fion Mutert	Sigi
Johanna Busse	Margarete
Josef Bierbichler	The Steward
Leonard Proxauf	Martin
Levin Henning	Adolf
Maria-Victoria Dragus	Klara
Michael Kranz	The Tutor
Steffi Kühnert	The Pastor's Wife
Thibault Sérié	Gustav
Ulrich Tukur	The Baron
Ursina Lardi	The Baronin

Producer	Credit
Andrea Occhipinti	Producer
Margaret Ménégoz	Producer
Michael Katz	Producer
Stefan Arndt	Producer
Ulli Neumann	Line Producer
Veit Heiduschka	Producer