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The White Ribbon

Movie · 2009 · 144 min

A cold, quietly unsettling plunge into a repressed village where unexplained cruelty simmers beneath rigid order, demanding patience and rewarding it with lingering dread.

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2009 film directed by Michael Haneke
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Year
2009
Runtime
144 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, mystery, historical
Directed by
Michael Haneke
Written by
Michael Haneke
Starring
Susanne Lothar, Birgit Minichmayr, Leonie Benesch, Burghart Klaußner, Ulrich Tukur, Christian Friedel, Josef Bierbichler, Roxane Duran
Cinematography
Christian Berger
Runtime
144 min
Country
Italy, Austria, France, Germany
Languages
German

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