The White Ribbon

2009 · Movie · R

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Its director stated on the record that "i wanted to present a group of children on whom absolute values are being imposed, What I was trying to say was that if someone adopts an absolute principle, w…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I wanted to present a group of children on whom absolute values are being imposed. What I was trying to say was that if someone adopts an absolute principle, when it becomes absolute then it becomes…"Emanuel Levy interview, 2009 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 83.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men94
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
30
Young Women
6
Older Men
94
Older Women
70
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Audience Representation

White
83
Black
44
Hispanic
48
Asian
44
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
40
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy9
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Synopsis

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.


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Cast & Crew

Christian Berger (director) · Michael Haneke (director)