SPEC: Zero vs The White Ribbon

SPEC: Zero has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for The White Ribbon). SPEC: Zero is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 24m. The White Ribbon is the older of the two (2009 against 2013). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

SPEC: Zero posterSPEC: Zero2013 VS The White Ribbon posterThe White Ribbon2009
SPEC: ZeroThe White Ribbon
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.5/10
Year20132009
Length2h 18m2h 24m
GenresComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV MovieDrama, Mystery
CountryJapanItaly
DirectorYukihiko TsutsumiMichael Haneke
Main castRen Osugi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Erika Toda, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ryo KaseRoxane Duran, Josef Bierbichler, Rainer Bock, Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar

Synopsis

SPEC: Zero

High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States…

The White Ribbon

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

Where to watch

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