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The White Ribbon (2009)

Directed by Michael Haneke · 144 min · Drama, Mystery

73.3 TOPICAL score · #614 of 6,776 films

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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.

The White Ribbon (2009, directed by Michael Haneke) has a TOPICAL score of 73.3 - ranked 614 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 6 awards from 9 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (1,189 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages.

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Critics75
Audience81
Awards97
Historical impact71
Lasting engagement46
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Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur

“The White Ribbon received 10 votes in the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & Sound polls, and in 2016 ranked 18th on an international critics' poll of the greatest films since 2000.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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