The White Ribbon (2009) is an Austrian-German drama film written and directed by the Austrian Michael Haneke showing on December 2009. The White Ribbon is the story of a village in Protestant northern Germany in 1914, just before the First World War, as children and adolescents in a choir directed by the village schoolmaster, and their families: the Baron, the superintendent, pastor, doctor, midwife, peasants. Strange incidents occur, acts of vandalism and violence, which gradually assume the character of a ritual punishment.
Directed by: Michael Haneke
Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing content involving violence and sexuality.
Release Date: December 30th, 2009 (limited)
Starring:
Susanne Lothar as The Midwife
Ulrich Tukur as The Baron
Burghart Klaussner as The Pastor
Josef Bierbichler as The Steward
Ursina Lardi as Marie-Louise, the Baroness
Steffi Kuhnert as Anna, the Pastor’s Wife
Branko Samarovski as The Farmer
Birgit Minichmayr as Frieda
Detlev Buck as Eva’s Father
Carmen-Maja Antoni as Bathing Midwife
Michael Schenk (II) as Criminal Police Officer
Hanus Polak Jr as Criminal Police Officer
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Farmer
Ernst Jacobi (II)






