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:

$903,802 (USA) (17 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

Ethical challenges and compelling compassion

I won't add to the reviews already written, but I want to comment on how this film moved me personally. I saw this film at the Vancouver International Film Festival and rated it "Excellent" for its stunning visual accomplishments, superb acting, its continuous suspense and mystery, and for the moral challenges it presents through its storyline. This is a film that will stay with you a long time after you have left the theater, even if your parents did not live through this era in Europe (as mine did). The film touches on so many human elements -some very conflicting- ranging from hope, compelling compassion, and the draw of sexuality, to revenge, murder and hatred. It brilliantly blends the social and the individual with it's backdrop of the socio-historical landscape of Germany right at the end of World War Two and how the power of that situation impacts on the lives of its protagonists. If ever there was an artful illustration of how one generation is affected by the actions or inactions of a previous generation, Lore excels in demonstrating that.