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The White Ribbon (2009)

Original title: Das weiße Band

dir: Michael Haneke

The White Ribbon is a 2009 black-and-white German-language drama film written and directed by Michael Haneke. Its original German title is Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte, which fully translates as "The White Ribbon, a German Children's Story". The film darkly depicts society and family in a northern German village just before World War I and, according to Haneke, is about "the origin of every type of terrorism, be it of political or religious nature."

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The White Ribbon

cliodhna

8 stars

It's in German, and it's black-and-white. So we're not off to a good start in terms of mass popular appeal. At least it's not about The War. Or is it? War never seems to be very far away in German films, especially black-and-white ones. And this one doesn't disappoint. The White Ribbon is set in a small village in rural ...