The White Ribbon

Name: The White Ribbon
Released: 2009
Cast: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur, Fion Mutert

2009 · Movie · R

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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

The White Ribbon's audience scores lean most toward older men at 94 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 7 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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Audience scoreolder men 94 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 83.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 7 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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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.