Lore (2012)

As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.

Director:

Cate Shortland

Writers:

Cate Shortland (screenplay), Robin Mukherjee (screenplay),

Stars:

Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, Kai-Peter Malina

17 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Saskia Rosendahl	...	Lore
Nele Trebs	...	Liesel
André Frid	...	Günther
Mika Seidel	...	Jürgen
Kai-Peter Malina	...	Thomas (as Kai Malina)
Nick Holaschke	...	Peter
Ursina Lardi	...	Mutti
Hans-Jochen Wagner	...	Vati
Sven Pippig	...	Bauer
Philip Wiegratz	...	Helmut
Katrin Pollitt	...	Bäuerin
Hendrik Arnst	...	Mann vom Ochsenwagen
Claudia Geisler	...	Frau vom Ochsenwagen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pit Bukowski	...	Deutscher Soldat 2
Friederike Frerichs

Storyline

As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.

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Plot Keywords:

refugee | bread | bathing | grandmother | twin | 

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Taglines:

When your life is a lie, who can you trust?

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [au]

Country:

Germany Australia UK

Language:

German English

Release Date:

20 September 2012 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Ta paidia tou polemou

Filming Locations:

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€4,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,498 (USA) (8 February 2013)

Gross:

$884,207 (USA) (10 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The official entry of Australia to the Best Foreign Language Film of the 85th Academy Awards 2013.

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Goofs

The derelict tank the children pass in the forest is a post-WW2 manufactured Russian T-54/55 or T-62 tank. The Balkan cross painted on the turret is indicative of an early war paint scheme. Later in the war the 'lines' were thicker.

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Connections

Featured in Film 2013: Episode dated 13 February 2013 (2013)

User Reviews

A very complex film about Germany at the end of World War II

I just saw this film at the Camera Cinema Club in San Jose. This is an immensely complicated film about the children of an SS officer and war criminal. The father disappears. The mother gives herself over to the Americans, and the children (aged 15 down to 7 months) are left to fend for themselves and make a 500km trip to their grandmother's in Hamburg. Germany is in ruins. People are starving and sick. They deny the Holocaust and mourn their dead leader who committed suicide in a bunker. Throughout it all, the 15-year-old lead character Lore must somehow get her siblings to grandma's house while slogging through the chaos of the failed Third Reich.

As I said, it's immensely complicated. It feels like a slice of life even if it is fiction. The cinematography is excellent. The lead actress, all of 19 in real life, is obviously very talented. I gave the film a 7 out of 10 because it's a bit too disjointed for my tastes, but perhaps that's an effective way to portray Germany's disarray at the end of the war.