The White Ribbon
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The White Ribbon is a 2009 black-and-white German-language drama film by Michael Haneke that explores the roots of authoritarianism through mysterious, oppressive events in a pre–World War I German village.
All labels observed (1)
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| The White Ribbon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11236532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The White Ribbon Context triple: [Michael Haneke, notableWork, The White Ribbon]
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A.
The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon is a periodical associated with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that promoted temperance, social reform, and women's moral and civic engagement.
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B.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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C.
Remember This House
Remember This House is James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript reflecting on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., later adapted into the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.
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D.
Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
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E.
Atonement
"Atonement" is an instrumental track from the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The White Ribbon Target entity description: The White Ribbon is a 2009 black-and-white German-language drama film by Michael Haneke that explores the roots of authoritarianism through mysterious, oppressive events in a pre–World War I German village.
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A.
The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon is a periodical associated with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that promoted temperance, social reform, and women's moral and civic engagement.
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B.
The Lowland
The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.
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C.
Remember This House
Remember This House is James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript reflecting on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., later adapted into the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro.
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D.
Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
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E.
Atonement
"Atonement" is an instrumental track from the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian film
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French film ⓘ German film ⓘ German-language film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
NERFINISHED
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Palme d’Or ⓘ
surface form:
Palme d'Or
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| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christian Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Austria
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| director | Michael Haneke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Les Films du Losange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Monika Willi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores | origins of fascism and authoritarianism in German society ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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historical film ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| musicBy | Christoph Kanter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Ernst Jacobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | mysterious oppressive events in a German village ⓘ |
| premieredAt | 2009 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Les Films du Losange
NERFINISHED
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Wega Film NERFINISHED ⓘ X Filme Creative Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 144 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | fictional German village ⓘ |
| settingTime | pre–World War I period ⓘ |
| stars |
Burghart Klaußner
NERFINISHED
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Christian Friedel NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonie Benesch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulrich Tukur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
education and discipline
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guilt ⓘ oppression ⓘ roots of authoritarianism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| title | The White Ribbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Haneke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The White Ribbon Description of subject: The White Ribbon is a 2009 black-and-white German-language drama film by Michael Haneke that explores the roots of authoritarianism through mysterious, oppressive events in a pre–World War I German village.
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