This Austrian filmmaker is fascinated by the calm and silence that prevails before the storm arises. He himself said he was “interested in what happens before and after the violent act.” And once again, re-develop this theme in his latest film, The White Ribbon with which he won as best foreign film in the Golden Globe Awards and the Cannes Festival in May 2009. It is an opportunity to arouse interest in this filmmaker who became famous in 1997 with Funny Games.

Discover his staggering style and talent to reveal the contradictions of the human condition.