The White Ribbon

+ intro by season curator Jelena Milosavljevic

Das weiße Band

Michael Haneke’s Cannes-prize-winning drama, set in a German village prior to the outbreak of the First World War, explores the oppressively strict social conditions that gave rise to Nazism.

  • Director

    Michael Haneke

  • With

    Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch

  • Germany 2009. 144min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    15

  • English subtitles

In a small, pre-First World War German village, strange and violent occurrences punctuate the strict order by which the local community lives. Residents are known only by their job titles, with each role clearly established. But something rotten, lurking under the surface, is gradually bleeding out into the community. Beautifully photographed, with an almost clinical clarity, this is a haunting fairytale of suspicion, corruption and collective guilt.

Contains themes of animal cruelty, suicide, incest and harm to children.

Joint ticket available with Meet Anne and Georges: An Introduction to the Worlds of Michael Haneke on Monday 2 June 18:10 NFT1 £17, concessions £14 (Members pay £2.50 less). Book in person at the box office or by phone on 020 7928 3232.

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