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The White Ribbon( 2009)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Christian Friedel

      The School Teacher

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      Ernst Jacobi

      The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)

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      Leonie Benesch

      Eva

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      Ulrich Tukur

      The Baron

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      Fion Mutert

      Sigmund

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      Ursina Lardi

      Marie Louise

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      Burghart Klaußner

      The Pastor

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      Steffi Kühnert

      The Pastor's Wife

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      Maria Dragus

      Klara

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      Josef Bierbichler

      The Steward

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      Rainer Bock

      The Doctor

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      Susanne Lothar

      The Midwife

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      Roxane Duran

      Anna

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      Eddy Grahl

      Karli

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      Levin Henning

      Adolf

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      Leonard Proxauf

      Martin

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      Gabriela Maria Schmeide

      The Steward's Wife

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      Janina Fautz

      Erna

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      Detlev Buck

      Eva's Father

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      Birgit Minichmayr

      Frieda

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      Carmen-Maja Antoni

      Bathing Midwife

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      Michael Kranz

      The Tutor

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      Thibault Sérié

      Gustav

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      Johanna Busse

      Margarete

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      Enno Trebs

      Georg

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      Theo Trebs

      Ferdinand

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      Miljan Chatelain

      Rudolf

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      Branko Samarovski

      The Farmer

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      Klaus Manchen

      The Farmer (voice)

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      Sebastian Hülk

      Max

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      Kai-Peter Malina

      Karl

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      Kristina Kneppek

      Else

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      Stephanie Amarell

      Sophie

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      Bianca Mey

      Paula

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      Aaron Denkel

      Kurti

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      Mika Ahrens

      Willi

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      Anne-Kathrin Gummich

      Eva's Mother

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      Luzie Ahrens

      Schoolchild

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      Gary Bestla

      Schoolchild

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      Leonard Boes

      Schoolchild

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      Felix Boettcher

      Schoolchild

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      Sophie Czech

      Schoolchild

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      Paraschiva Dragus

      Schoolchild

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      Selina Ewald

      Schoolchild

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      Nora Gruler

      Schoolchild

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      Tim Guderjahn

      Schoolchild

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      Jonas Jennerjahn

      Schoolchild

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      Ole Joensson

      Schoolchild

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      Gerrit Langentepe

      Schoolchild

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      Lena Pankow

      Schoolchild

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      Sebastian Pauli

      Schoolchild

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      Franz Rewoldt

      Schoolchild

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      Kevin Schmolinski

      Schoolchild

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      Alexander Sedl

      Schoolchild

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      Nino Seide

      Schoolchild

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      Marvin Ray Spey

      Schoolchild

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      Malin Steffen

      Schoolchild

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      Lilli Trebs

      Schoolchild

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      Paul Wolf

      Schoolchild

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      Margarete Zimmermann

      Schoolchild

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      Christian Klischat

      Gendarm

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      Michael Schenk

      Detective

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      Hanuš Polak jr.

      Detective

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      Sara Schivazappa

      The Italian Nanny

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      Marisa Growaldt

      The Maid

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      Vincent Krüger

      Fritz

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      Rüdiger Hauffe

      Workman

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      Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

      Farmer

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      Florian Köhler

      Farmer

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      Sebastian Łach

      Foreign Harvester

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      Marcin Tyrol

      Foreign Harvester

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      Sebastian Badurek

      Foreign Harvester

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      Krzysztof Zarzecki

      Foreign Harvester

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      Sebastian Pawlak

      Foreign Harvester

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      Lilli Fichtner

      Girl at Harvest Feast

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      Amelie Litwin

      Girl at Harvest Feast

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      Paula Kalinski

      Girl at Harvest Feast

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      Matthias Linke

      Band Musician

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      Vladik Otaryan

      Band Musician

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      Peter Mörike

      Band Musician

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      Hans-Matthias Glassmann

      Band Musician

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      Nikita Vaganov

      Band Musician

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      Mercedes Jadea Diaz

      Eva's Sister (uncredited)

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      Simon Pawlowsky

      Villager (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun May 12 2024
    It all starts when the local doctor (Rainer Bock) is knocked from his horse by some wire carefully strung between two trees. Incapacitated and sent to the (not so) nearby hospital, his is just the start of some fairly brutal mishaps that befall this small rural community as Europe drifts towards the start of the Great War. It's a sort of feudal existence for this community were everything stems from the baron (Ulrich Tukur). When his young son is violently assaulted, tensions run high in the village and as more atrocities emerge they all start to turn on each other and suspicions run high. It m...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    21555450.00

    Revenue

    11652157.00

    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