The White Ribbon
Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
CINEMA2009-09-24
DIGITAL2009-10-21
RegionIT / DE
Runtime144 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Michael Haneke
KEYWORDS
child abuseauthoritypastornannynorthern germanypunishmentpuritanincesttailorschool teacherfuture warsuppressionshamesmall villageland baronvillage people1910seast elbialandownerpatronagerural settingfear of the unknown
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