
A collection of fucked up individuals.
Michael
Haneke tells a tale of a small German village as narrated by a schoolteacher, one of the few nice people you'll meet in this tale. Throughout the story The village leaders (Doctor, Priest, Baron) present themselves as superior, selfish, abusive, apathetic and worst of all, religious (ugh...). In response to this, the villagers respond with what
Haneke describes as "every type of
terrorism".
Not gonna lie...I laughed.The first of these acts (opening the film) sends the good doctor flying off his horse, dislocating his shoulder in the process. This sets off a chain of events that leads the villagers to a state of fear and mistrust.
Good flick, though it may leave you a little cold after viewing it.
The White Ribbon:
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