Winner of the Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 2009. In an isolated Protestant village in northern Germany, strange accidents occur which gradually take on the character of a punishment ritual. Who is behind it all? Operating at the peak of his considerable artistic powers, master filmmaker Michael Haneke (Funny Games, Hidden) has created a rich, sinister and utterly compelling mystery set during the years immediately prior to World War I.
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