child abuse,authority,pastor,nanny,northern germany,punishment,puritan,incest,tailor,school teacher,future war,suppression,shame,small village,land baron,village people,1910s,east elbia,landowner,patronage,rural setting,villagers,fear of the unknown

The White Ribbon (2009)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Haneke
  • Profile picture of Christian Friedel
    The School Teacher Christian Friedel
  • Profile picture of Ernst Jacobi
    The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice) Ernst Jacobi
  • Profile picture of Leonie Benesch
    Eva Leonie Benesch
  • Profile picture of Ulrich Tukur
    The Baron Ulrich Tukur
  • Profile picture of Ursina Lardi
    Marie Louise Ursina Lardi
  • Profile picture of Burghart Klaußner
    The Pastor Burghart Klaußner
  • Profile picture of Steffi Kühnert
    The Pastor's Wife Steffi Kühnert
  • Profile picture of Maria Dragus
    Klara Maria Dragus

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Keywords

  • child abuse
  • authority
  • pastor
  • nanny
  • northern germany
  • punishment
  • puritan
  • incest
  • tailor
  • school teacher
  • future war
  • suppression
  • shame
  • small village
  • land baron
  • village people
  • 1910s
  • east elbia
  • landowner
  • patronage
  • rural setting
  • villagers
  • fear of the unknown