There was this weird trailer I watched on yahoo movies. I tried looking for it in my history to get the name of it..so I could rent it..but it must have been over six months ago.
In the trailer there is something about the town and maybe one of the kids...and I think there was a murder. The Black and white part is really vibrant. The movie might be foreign as well..I feel like there was subtitles. The title of the movie was short. I want to say the word "white" was in the title.
Also I remember people walking on gravel and the crunching was really loud.. lol..incase that might jog someones memory..I wanted to throw that in there.
Ok thanks tons.
I think it is the Austrian movie "Das weisse band" (The Wihite Ribbon).
It got an oscar nomination, so it might be more common in advertisements.
Bit of a longshot, as it doesn't sound much like your film, but it could be INK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBGeErufQdY
I agree with Frank, sounds like THE WHITE RIBBON.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GveEb_5ehjA
Here's my review (http://366weirdmovies.com/capsule-the-white-ribbon-das-weisse-band-eine-deutsche-kindergeschichte-2009/).