The White Ribbon
Movie • 2009 • Drama
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Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
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Almost every dad beats their children, on screen and off.
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Are there abusive parents?
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an important plotpoint surrounds the fact that a boy is routinely beaten with a cane as punishment, it's not seen but it is discussed and there are some scenes where it can be heard in the background
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The children of the town are largely abused by their parents, and it is implied that they are the ones to have committed the crimes
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You see the aftermath of a pet bird killed and impaled with scissors.
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Does a horse die?
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The opening shot of the movie involves a horse getting tripped by a wire. You see the horse fall and flail, and in a subsequent scene you see the body.
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Flies can be seen buzzing about in many scenes, but they are never focused on
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There is a scene where it is implied a father had been sexually assaulting his daughter before being walked in on, but nothing is shown explicitly
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Is there pedophilia?
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a 31 year old man romantically pursues a 17 year old
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Is someone held under water?
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No, but a child is attacked and thrown into a pond.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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After being kidnapped and tortured, Karli’s face is badly beaten and they repeatedly talk about him losing his sight. The doctor bandages his eyes and Karli howls in pain.
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Is someone tortured?
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Several children are kidnapped and tortured off screen.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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The above comment is not about genital mutilation and there is none in the film. I doubt that comment would have been added were the victim female
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Is there a hanging?
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1:18:30 (1 hour 18 minutes and 30 seconds).
The scene is a hard cut to a door opening, with the deceased man centered in the frame.
The scene is a hard cut to a door opening, with the deceased man centered in the frame.
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Does someone break a bone?
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The doctor breaks his collarbone when he falls off his horse.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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It doesn’t happen on screen, but a woman falls to her death through the floor of the sawmill.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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A minor is sexually assaulted, but the film does not portray the children in any kind of deliberately sexual/sexy manner
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Does a kid die?
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It’s strongly implied but unseen that Karli (the midwife’s son) died.
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Does someone cheat?
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The baron's wife admits to at least emotionally cheating on her husband, and it is implied that the doctor and midwife were having an affair before his wife died
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Multiple children are kidnapped and abused off screen.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There are a few medical scenes, but none take place in a hospital
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A farmer is discovered by his son after he hanged himself in their barn.
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A boy deliberately puts himself in a dangerous situation, to "give god a chance to kill him"
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No, but a child says he was doing a dangerous activity to see if God would kill him.
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When the teacher and Eva are driving in the carriage the camera is really shaky. And if you’re sensitive to motion, earlier in the film the camera follows the same couple as they’re dancing in circles.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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The narration addresses the viewer directly in the opening, but not throughout the rest of the film, although narration continues
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The r word is used several times in the subtitles to describe a disabled child.
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Mentioned.
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The doctor is sexually abusing his teenage daughter.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Sad and/or inconclusive. The mysteries are not solved, and the narrator leaves the village post war. Things end fairly well for the narrator/teacher himself, though.
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Does someone drown?
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No, but a child is attacked and thrown into a pond. The child doesn't move for a few moments. It might be triggering to those who fear drowning.
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