The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon

2009•2h 24m•7.5/10

DramaMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(1K)

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

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Production

Lucky Red, Wega Film, Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel

The School Teacher

Ernst Jacobi

Ernst Jacobi

The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)

Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch

Eva

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

The Baron

Fion Mutert

Sigmund

Ursina Lardi

Ursina Lardi

Marie Louise

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

The Pastor

Steffi Kühnert

Steffi Kühnert

The Pastor's Wife

Maria Dragus

Maria Dragus

Klara

Josef Bierbichler

Josef Bierbichler

The Steward

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

The Doctor

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

The Midwife

Roxane Duran

Roxane Duran

Anna

Eddy Grahl

Karli

Levin Henning

Levin Henning

Adolf

Leonard Proxauf

Leonard Proxauf

Martin

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

The Steward's Wife

Janina Fautz

Janina Fautz

Erna

Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck

Eva's Father

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

Frieda

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