The White Ribbon (2009)
Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 24min
- Drama, Mystery
- 05 Mar 2010 (USA)
- Movie
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 62 wins & 46 nominations.
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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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| Ursina Lardi | ... |
The Baroness
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Fion Mutert | ... |
Sigi
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Michael Kranz | ... |
The Tutor
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| Burghart Klaußner | ... |
The Pastor
(as Burghart Klaussner)
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| Steffi Kühnert | ... |
The Pastor's Wife
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| Maria Dragus | ... |
Klara
(as Maria-Victoria Dragus)
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| Leonard Proxauf | ... |
Martin
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Levin Henning | ... |
Adolf
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Johanna Busse | ... |
Margarete
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Yuma Amecke | ... |
Annchen
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| Thibault Sérié | ... |
Gustav
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| Josef Bierbichler | ... |
The Steward
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Gabriela Maria Schmeide | ... |
The Steward's Wife
(as Gabriela-Maria Schmeide)
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| Janina Fautz | ... |
Erna
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| Enno Trebs | ... |
Georg
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| Theo Trebs | ... |
Ferdinand
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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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| Miljan Châtelain | ... |
Rudolf
(as Miljan Chatelain)
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Eddy Grahl | ... |
Karli
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Branko Samarovski | ... |
The Farmer
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Klaus Manchen | ... |
The Farmer (voice)
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| Birgit Minichmayr | ... |
Frieda
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| Sebastian Hülk | ... |
Max
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| Kai-Peter Malina | ... |
Karl
(as Kai Malina)
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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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| Detlev Buck | ... |
Eva's Father
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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
(as Felix Böttcher)
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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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Carmen-Maja Antoni | ... |
Bathing Midwife
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Christian Klischat | ... |
Gendarm
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Michael Schenk | ... |
Detective
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Hanus 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 Lach | ... |
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
(as Krysiek Zarzecki)
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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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Directed by
| Michael Haneke | ||
Written by
| Michael Haneke | ... | (story) |
| Michael Haneke | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Stefan Arndt | ... | producer |
| Daniel Goudineau | ... | producer: France 3 Cinema |
| Laurent Hassid | ... | producer: Canal+ |
| Veit Heiduschka | ... | producer |
| Michael Katz | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Jörn Klamroth | ... | producer: ARD Degeto |
| Stefano Massenzi | ... | associate producer |
| Heinrich Mis | ... | producer: ORF |
| Margaret Ménégoz | ... | producer |
| Ulli Neumann | ... | line producer |
| Andrea Occhipinti | ... | producer |
| Bettina Reitz | ... | producer: BR |
Cinematography by
| Christian Berger | ||
Editing by
| Monika Willi | ||
Editorial Department
| Julia Drack | ... | assistant editor |
| Reinhard Feichtinger | ... | digital cinema mastering |
| Herbert Fischer | ... | film transfer |
| Philippe Tourret | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Thomas Treu | ... | supervising editor |
| Willi Willinger | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Simone Bär | ||
| Carmen Loley | ||
| Markus Schleinzer | ||
Production Design by
| Christoph Kanter | ||
Art Direction by
| Anja Müller | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Hans Wagner | ||
| Heike Wolf-Aury | ... | (as Heike Wolf) |
Costume Design by
| Moidele Bickel | ... | (as Miodele Bickel) |
Makeup Department
| Niciy Axt | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Sandra Jethon | ... | makeup artist |
| Anette Keiser | ... | makeup artist |
| Stefanie Kinzel | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Jana Lindner | ... | additional makeup artist (as Jana Schulze) |
| Waldemar Pokromski | ... | key makeup artist |
| Stefanie Schaedlich | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Pauline Späte | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Anja Woitas | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Susann Carolin Wrobel | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
| Miki Emmrich | ... | production manager |
| Romy-Sophie Katz | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Olivier Masclet | ... | post-production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Katharina Biró | ... | second assistant director |
| Hanus Polak Jr. | ... | first assistant director |
| Patrick Winkler | ... | crowd assistant director |
| Dominik Watin | ... | crowd third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Enzo Enzel | ... | head painter |
| Harald Haimböck | ... | set builder |
| Norman Haubold | ... | set builder |
| Ellen Heltzel | ... | property master: outdoor |
| Gonda Hinrichs | ... | construction coordinator |
| Katrin Huber | ... | property master: indoor |
| Susanne Kleinlein | ... | painter |
| Ingo König | ... | construction |
| Sabine König | ... | painter |
| Godja Momsen | ... | painter |
| Manjo Richter | ... | set builder |
| Vera Rubenbauer | ... | assistant props |
| Silvie Sachseneder | ... | stand-by props assistant (as Silvia Sachseneder) |
| Susanna Schnibbe | ... | painter |
| Esther Schreiner | ... | set dresser |
| Dirk Spiegel | ... | construction |
| Kai Spittler | ... | construction |
| Ilse Töpfer | ... | property master |
| Eva Weymann | ... | construction |
| Christian Wollberg | ... | construction |
| René Zetzschke | ... | construction coordinator |
Sound Department
| Arnaud Azoulay | ... | sound playback |
| Olivier Burgaud | ... | sound assistant |
| Fabienne Chalendard | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Vincent Guillon | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | ... | sound |
| Pierre Martens | ... | sound effects editor |
| Aurélien Mauro | ... | sound assistant |
| Michel Monier | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Guillaume Sciama | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Rolf Hanke | ... | special effects project manager |
| Till Hertrich | ... | special effects technician |
| Uwe Lehmann | ... | weapons master |
| Gerd Nefzer | ... | special effects supervisor (as Gerd Feuchter) |
| Marcus Preussing | ... | special effects senior technician (as Marcus Schmidt) |
| Bernd Rautenberg | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Jens Schmiedel | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Thomas Thiele | ... | special effects senior technician |
Visual Effects by
| Geoffrey Kleindorfer | ... | visual effects |
| Mario Wessely | ... | visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Emmanuel Aubry | ... | key grip |
| Tilman Büttner | ... | steadicam operator |
| Thomas Eirich-Schneider | ... | second assistant camera (as Thomas Schneider) |
| Jan-Paul Gauly | ... | video operator |
| Gerald Helf | ... | first assistant camera |
| David Jerrett | ... | best boy |
| Kimber Lee Jerrett | ... | gaffer |
| Stefan Kaindl | ... | assistant camera |
| Mario Minichmayr | ... | electrician |
| Jörg Oschmann | ... | electrician |
| Sven Peukert | ... | first assistant camera |
| Marcus Pohlus | ... | steadicam operator |
| Lars Richter | ... | first assistant camera |
| Tom Sperling | ... | additional gaffer |
| Hannes Staehle | ... | crane operator |
| Christian Wehrle | ... | key video assist |
| Bernadette Weigel | ... | oil lamp operator |
| Sascha Werdehausen | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Jörg Widmer | ... | steadicam operator |
Casting Department
| Florentin Camerer | ... | casting assistant: children |
| Jessika Eisenkolb | ... | casting assistant: children |
| Henri Steinmetz | ... | casting assistant |
| Jamila Wenske | ... | childrens casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Annette Bätz | ... | wardrobe |
| Ulrike Diallo | ... | tailor |
| Brigitta Fink | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Gabriele Keuneke | ... | tailor |
| Christian Kratzert | ... | costume supervisor |
| Ulrike Kuhnhardt | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Julia Raschke | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Sonia Inés Rocha | ... | costume patination |
| Tatjana Saller | ... | tailor |
| Rebekka Stange | ... | costume patination |
| Martina Steiner | ... | costume supervisor |
| Beate Thein | ... | tailor |
| Dorothée Uhrmacher | ... | consulting costume designer |
Location Management
| Nick Hertwig | ... | location scout |
| Cathleen Hoffmann | ... | location manager |
| Dietmar Krause | ... | location scout |
| Thomas Lauterkorn | ... | location scout |
| Felix Manthey | ... | location manager |
| Simon Rühlemann | ... | assistant location manager |
| Johannes Schröder | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | script consultant |
| Alice Stengl | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Marcel Ahrens | ... | driver: cast / production driver |
| Florian Freund | ... | production driver |
| Florian Haeger | ... | transportation captain |
| Daniel Janssen | ... | production driver |
| Andreas Korpel | ... | production driver |
| Matthias Schröter | ... | production driver |
| Volker Schulze zur Wiesche | ... | production driver |
| Frank Paul Schweidler | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Gero Brugmann | ... | legal counsel |
| Jennifer Bushnell | ... | legal assistant |
| Eddie Chebbi | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Thomas Eirich-Schneider | ... | assistant line producer (as Thomas Schneider) |
| Gisela Emberger | ... | set manager |
| Matthias Fehrenbach | ... | caterer |
| Bianca Folger | ... | assistant to producer |
| Manuela Groh | ... | production coordinator |
| Skady Lis | ... | business & legal affairs |
| Ulrike Lässer | ... | production coordinator |
| Annika Nierentz | ... | production assistant |
| Kathrin Resetarits | ... | creative assistant: director |
| Andro Steinborn | ... | business affairs/legal |
| Henri Steinmetz | ... | director trainee / trainee director |
| Kristina Stelter | ... | assistant line producer |
| Dorothea Trebs | ... | child supervisor |
| Wolfgang W. Werner | ... | press agent |
| Harro von Have | ... | legal: production (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Derek Shane Garcia | ... | special thanks (as Derek Garcia) |
Production Companies
- X-Filme Creative Pool
- Wega Film
- Les Films du Losange
- Lucky Red
- ARD Degeto Film (in collaboration with)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (in collaboration with)
- ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen (in collaboration with)
- France 3 Cinéma (in collaboration with)
- Mini-Traité Franco-Canadien (support)
- Canal+ (in collaboration with)
- TPS Star (in collaboration with)
Distributors
- Arthaus (2009) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Camera Film (2009) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2009) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Filmladen (2009) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Folkets Bio (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Golem Distribución (2009) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Kino Bez Granits (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Londra Films P&D (2011) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (2009) (Serbia) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Monolith Films (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Rosebud (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Twin Co. Ltd. (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- X Verleih AG (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Zeta Films (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Artificial Eye (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- BBC Two (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Canana Films (2010) (Mexico)
- Clap - Produção de Filmes (2009) (Portugal)
- First Distributors (2009) (Hong Kong)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Future Film (2013) (Finland) (DVD) (11-disc Michael Haneke Collection)
- Imovision (2009) (Brazil)
- Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co (2010) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Les Films du Losange (2009) (France)
- Lucky Red (2009) (Italy)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Twin Pics (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- LISTO MediaServices Cine + TV Postproduction (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (funding)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding)
- Mini-Traité Franco-Canadien (funding)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut (funding)
- Filmfonds Wien (funding)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (funding)
- Eurimages (funding)
- Aldershof Requisiten Fundus (costumes and props)
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- LISTO MediaServices Cine + TV Postproduction (post-production) (laboratory) (digital intermediate) (film recording) (digital cinema mastering)
- Mecon Media Concept (extras payroll)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Theaterkunst (costume)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
From July 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents takes place in a German village: A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is cruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher who courts a nanny in the baron's household narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold.
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Most of the adults are not given names in the film, instead being called Pastor, Baron, Steward, etc. This includes the narrator, who is only known as The School Teacher. See more » |
| Goofs | When the teacher first meets Eva, some crew members and the camera can be seen in the reflection of the teacher's glasses. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2009 (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | O Sacred Head Now Wounded See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening and closing credits are shown in complete silence. There is no music or other sounds during both entire credit sequences. See more » |
| Quotes |
Martin:
I gave God a chance to kill me. He didn't do it, so he's pleased with me. See more » |