Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are two cultivated retired classical music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives outside France with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. On returning from hospital, one side of her body is paralysed. The love that has bonded the couple for so many years is severely put to the test.

Munich, 1942. Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon, 2009) won the FIPRESCI Grand Prix for best film of the year (presented at San Sebastian Festival in 2009), Palme d'Or and FIPRESCI Prize at the Festival de Cannes. Haneke has also received countless accolades, including the Award for Best Director for Caché (2005) and the Jury Grand Prix for La pianiste (The Piano Teacher, 2001), both at Cannes, and the FIPRESCI prize at several festivals dating as far back as Benny’s Video (1992) and Funny Games (1997). Amour landed the Palme d'Or at the last Festival de Cannes.