Das weisse Band — Eine Deutsche Kindergeschichte

The White Ribbon

(Germany/Austria/France/Italy, 2009, 140 minutes)

A number of strange incidents cast a pall over a German village just prior to World War I. Austere, elegant combination of mystery and social drama that overlays its director's usual themes and clinical handling over a period framework with considerable skill and success.

An X-Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red co-production, in collaboration with ARD Degeto, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ORF, France 3 Cinéma, France 3, Canal Plus, TPS Star; with the support of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Filmförderungsanstalt, Minitraité, Deutsche Filmförderfonds, Austrian Film Institute, Filmfonds Wien, Centre National de la Cinématographie. 
Starring Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch; Ulrich Tukur, Ursina Lardi, Fion Mutert, Michael Kranz; Burghart Klaussner, Steffi Kühnert, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Leonard Proxauf, Levin Henning, Johanna Busse, Yuma Amecke, Thibault Sérié; Josef Bierbichler, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Janina Fautz, Enno Trebs, Theo Trebs; Rainer Bock, Susanne Lothar, Roxane Duran, Miljan Chatelain, Eddy Grahl; Branko Samarovski, Birgit Minichmayr, Sebastian Hülk, Kai Malina, Kristina Kneppek, Stephanie Amarell, Bianca Mey, Aaron Denkel, Mika Ahrens; Detlev Buck, Anne-Kathrin Gummich.
Directed and written by Michael Haneke; producers, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Ménégoz, Andrea Occhipinti; screenplay consultant, Jean-Claude Carrière; director of photography (b&w), Christian Berger; production designer, Christoph Kanter; costume designer, Moidele Bickel; film editor, Monika Willi.

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