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A village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I.
The story of the children and teenagers of a church and school choir run by the village schoolteacher, and their families: the baron, the steward, the pastor, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers. Strange accidents occur and gradually take on the character of a punishment ritual. Who is behind it all?
Festivals
2009
World premiere at Festival de Cannes
Awards
2009
Cannes Film Festival
Win - Palme d'Or
Win - Critics Prize
2009
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Win - Best Foreign Language Film
2009
National Society of Film Critics
Win - Best Cinematographer
Christian Berger
2009
New York Film Critics Circle
Win - Best Cinematography
Christian Berger
2009
San Sebastian Festival
Fipresci Grand Prix - Best Film of the Year
2009
5th Annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards
Win - The Cinematographer of the Year
Christian Berger
2009
Sinéma Greece
Win - Film of the Year
Win - Director of the Decade
2009
The European Film Awards
Win - Best European Film
Win - Best European Director
Win - Best European Screenplay
2009
35th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Win - Best Cinematography
Christian Berger
2009
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Win - Best Cinematography
2009
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Win - Best Foreign-Language Film prize
2009
24th Annual American Society of Cinematographers
Win - Outstanding Achievement Awards
Christian Berger
2009
Golden Beetle (Guldbagge) Awards, Swedish Film Institute
Win - Best Foreign Language Film
2009
German Film Critics Association Awards
Win - Best Picture
Win - Best Actor
Burghart Klaußner
Win - Best Screenplay
Win -
Christian Berger
2009
Cinema for Peace
Win - Most valuable Film of the Year
2009
French Critics Syndicate
Win - Best Foreign Language Film
2010
National Society of Film Critics
The White Ribbon - Cinematography
2010
82nd Academy Awards (Oscars®)
Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film
Nomination - Best Cinematographer
2010
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Win - Best Foreign Language Film
Director
Script
- Stefan Arndt
- Veit Heiduschka
- Margaret Menegoz
- Andrea Occhipinti
Producer
Executive producer
Michael Katz
Editorial
- X Filme Creative Pool
- WEGA Film
- Les Films du Losange
- Lucky Red
Co-production
Michael Haneke
DOP
Christian Berger
Production design
Christoph Kanter
Moidele Bickel
Costume design
Duration
145 minutes
Format
1:1,85, 35 mm / black-white
Sound
Dolby SR-D
Year of production
2009