The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon - (2009)

This one had a good simmering review on the Paramount website, but I tried to not read too much about it, so that I could just enjoy the story for what it is. However I just got home after seeing it, and don't feel much, besides being slightly puzzled about what happened.

In a small German village, the school teacher tells us about the goings on in the years before the first world war. Small acts of violence and arson occur, and we get to see the inner lurkings of several of the local families. All I kept thinking was how cold it must have been in the winter, and how glad I am to have not grown up with such strict fathers and mothers.

2/5