• Director(s)

    Michael Haneke

  • Production Year

    2009

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    138m

  • Cast

    Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Josef Biebichler, Burghart Klausner

Film

Das Weisse Band - The White Ribbon

Contains child abuse references

theme
Although the film is quite restrained in its visual detail, there are strong tonal elements. Bullying and sexual abuse occurs, as does the sexual abuse of a teenage girl by her father and the aftermath of the torture of a disabled child.
additional issues
The film also contains references to suicide and sight of hanged man. There is also a scene in which a horse falls in a manner that suggests it was tripped in a way that is prohibited by the Cinematograph (Animals) Act of 1937. However, this is a computer generated effect and the horse was not harmed.

  • Director(s)

    Michael Haneke

  • Production Year

    2009

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    138m

  • Cast

    Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Josef Biebichler, Burghart Klausner

Contains child abuse references
Classified Date:
01/10/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
theme
Although the film is quite restrained in its visual detail, there are strong tonal elements. Bullying and sexual abuse occurs, as does the sexual abuse of a teenage girl by her father and the aftermath of the torture of a disabled child.
additional issues
The film also contains references to suicide and sight of hanged man. There is also a scene in which a horse falls in a manner that suggests it was tripped in a way that is prohibited by the Cinematograph (Animals) Act of 1937. However, this is a computer generated effect and the horse was not harmed.
Contains child abuse references
Classified Date:
10/03/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
theme
Although the film is quite restrained in its visual detail, there are strong tonal elements. Bullying and sexual abuse occurs, as does the sexual abuse of a teenage girl by her father and the aftermath of the torture of a disabled child.
additional issues
The film also contains references to suicide and sight of hanged man. There is also a scene in which a horse falls in a manner that suggests it was tripped in a way that is prohibited by the Cinematograph (Animals) Act of 1937. However, this is a computer generated effect and the horse was not harmed.
Classified Date:
22/09/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd

  • Classified date

    10/03/2010

  • BBFC reference

    AVF263353

  • Language

    German