The Scapular vs The White Ribbon

The Scapular has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.5/10 for The White Ribbon). The Scapular is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 2h 24m. The Scapular is the older of the two (1968 against 2009). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Scapular posterThe Scapular1968 VS The White Ribbon posterThe White Ribbon2009
The ScapularThe White Ribbon
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 7.5/10
Year19682009
Length1h 25m2h 24m
GenresDrama, Horror, MysteryDrama, Mystery
CountryMexicoItaly
DirectorServando GonzálezMichael Haneke
Main castJorge Russek, Enrique Lizalde, Ofelia Guilmáin, Enrique Aguilar, Carlos CardánRoxane Duran, Josef Bierbichler, Rainer Bock, Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar

Synopsis

The Scapular

A woman who is about to die calls the town's priest and hands him a scapulary, saying that she knows of its great powers. Anybody who does not believe in them will end up dead.

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.

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