Provocative, disturbing story which centered on the swirling undercurrents in German provincial life just prior to WW1. The children of the village here did some really nasty things to adults or to each other and no one wanted to face it. The adults also carried grudges. The film demolishes the notion that country, small-town life was pleasant and bucolic.
Haneke eschews his trademark shock technique here and creates a conventional story which resonates deeply in the viewer's mind long after it is over. This could be his best film yet.
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