The White Ribbon (2009)

The White Ribbon (2009)

7.5

Movie

Austria, Canada
German, Italian, Latin
Drama, Mystery
2009
MICHAEL HANEKE
Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Birgit Minichmayr
144 min

What it's about

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

The take

This 2009 Palme d'Or winner is filmed beautifully in black and white by Michael Haneke. In equal parts mysterious and disturbing, it is set in a northern German village in between 1913 and 1914 where strange events start to happen seemingly on their own. The people of the village, who feel as if they were punished, try to investigate it as the events start affecting them one by one. As they speculate on who is behind the acts that never stop, the film unfolds its slow but captivating plot. A brilliant and unique movie.

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