The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Haneke
Written by	Michael Haneke
Produced by	Stefan Arndt; Veit Heiduschka; Michael Katz; Margaret Ménégoz; Andrea Occhipinti;
Starring	Christian Friedel; Ulrich Tukur; Josef Bierbichler;
Narrated by	Ernst Jacobi
Cinematography	Christian Berger
Edited by	Monika Willi
Production; companies	Wega Film; X Filme;
Distributed by	Filmladen (Austria); X Verleih AG (Germany);
Release date	21 May 2009 (Cannes);
Running time	144 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Budget	US$18 million
Box office	US$19.3 million

The White Ribbon (German: Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) is a 2009 German-language mystery drama film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Released in black-and-white, the film offers a dark depiction of society and family in a northern German village just before World War I. According to Haneke, The White Ribbon "is about the roots of evil. Whether it's religious or political terrorism, it's the same thing."^[4]^[5]

The film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in May 2009 where it won the Palme d'Or, followed by positive reviews and several other major awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also received two nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2009: Best Foreign Language Film (representing Germany) and Best Cinematography (Christian Berger).

^ "The White Ribbon (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
^ "BFI ¦ Film & TV Database ¦ Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b The White Ribbon at Box Office Mojo
^ Austria Presse Agentur (24 May 2009 Michael Haneke: Das Spiel mit der Angst Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine" (in German). Kurier. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
^ "White Ribbon: Interview with Director Michael Haneke". Emaneul Levy Cinema. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

[1] "The White Ribbon (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

[2] "BFI ¦ Film & TV Database ¦ Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.

[mojo-3] The White Ribbon at Box Office Mojo

[4] Austria Presse Agentur (24 May 2009 Michael Haneke: Das Spiel mit der Angst Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine" (in German). Kurier. Retrieved 24 May 2009.

[5] "White Ribbon: Interview with Director Michael Haneke". Emaneul Levy Cinema. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

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