---
title: 'The White Ribbon (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Haneke'
released: '2009-05-21'
runtime_minutes: 144
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Austria'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-white-ribbon-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The White Ribbon (2009)

2009 · 144 min · Drama, Mystery, History · Germany, France, Austria, Italy

Original title: Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
Part of: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century

## Synopsis

The White Ribbon is a 2009 German 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."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Haneke](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-haneke)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Haneke](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-haneke)
- **Producer:** [Stefan Arndt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-arndt), [Veit Heiduschka](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-heiduschka), [Margaret Menegoz](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-menegoz), [Andrea Occhipinti](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-occhipinti), [Michael Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-katz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christian Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-berger)
- **Editor:** [Monika Willi](https://cinepixo.com/people/monika-willi)

## Cast

- [Michael Kranz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kranz)
- [Roxane Duran](https://cinepixo.com/people/roxane-duran)
- [Stephanie Amarell](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-amarell)
- [Birgit Minichmayr](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgit-minichmayr)
- [Rainer Bock](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-bock)
- [Josef Bierbichler](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-bierbichler)
- [Sebastian Hülk](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-hulk)
- [Christian Klischat](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-klischat)
- [Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/arndt-schwering-sohnrey)
- [Michael Schenk](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-schenk)
- [Kai Malina](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-malina)
- [Theo Trebs](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-trebs)
- [Steffi Kühnert](https://cinepixo.com/people/steffi-kuhnert)
- [Branko Samarovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/branko-samarovski)
- [Marisa Growaldt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-growaldt)

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Official site: https://www.sonyclassics.com/thewhiteribbon/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-white-ribbon-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q158023); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.