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Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) -- 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.
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) -- The abused children of a small German village are connected to strange events in this trailer.
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User Rating:
8.2/10   3,293 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Michael Haneke (writer)
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Release Date:
24 September 2009 (Austria) more
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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. | full synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 4 nominations more
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(260 articles)
In Theaters: The White Ribbon
 (From Movieline. 31 December 2009, 9:00 AM, PST)

Michael Haneke Makes It Hurt So Good
 (From IFC. 30 December 2009, 11:08 PM, PST)

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Masterpiece more (38 total)

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Also Known As:
The White Ribbon (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Il nastro bianco (Italy)
Le ruban blanc (France)
The White Tape or the Teacher's Tale (International: English title) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some disturbing content involving violence and sexuality.
Runtime:
144 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45622) | USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A
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All scenes were originally shot in color and then altered to black and white in post-production. more

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27 out of 49 people found the following review useful.
Masterpiece, 9 June 2009
9/10
Author: Dario P. M. from Rome, Italy

The origin of the Evil. The crime grows up in a little village. Slowly but deeply. Somebody said this film describes the Nazism's birth. I don't know this. This incredible perfect movie (look at the amazing cinematography!) paints(sometimes It seems to watch a Vermeer's work turned into B/W) the human Evil. Cause - as Haneke shows with his other pictures - the Evil, the perfect blind Evil (with the capital E) belongs to human nature. "DWB" reminds me the best achievements of European masters from the North like Carl T. Dreyer or Ingmar Bergman. When you sit down in a dark room and watch this kind of stuff (I pay my respect using this word) you have the possibility to live an experience. You extend your knowledge. Cause art - probably - is something like this.

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