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, Robin Mukherjee

Stars:

Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs

34 wins & 35 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Saskia Rosendahl	...	Hannelore Dressler
Nele Trebs	...	Liesel
Mike Weidner	...	Junger deutscher Soldat
Ursina Lardi	...	Mutti
Hans-Jochen Wagner	...	Vati
Nick Holaschke	...	Baby Peter (as Nick Leander Holaschke)
André Frid	...	Gunter Dressler
Mika Seidel	...	Jürgen Dressler
Sven Pippig	...	Farmer
Philip Wiegratz	...	Helmut
Katrin Pollitt	...	Farmer's Wife
Hendrik Arnst	...	Ox Cart Man
Claudia Geisler-Bading	...	Ox Cart Woman (as Claudia Geisler)
Kai-Peter Malina	...	Thomas (as Kai Malina)
Ulrike Medgyesy	...	Junge Frau mit Baby

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 | murder of a child | nazi | survival | world war two | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

16

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Australia]

Country:

Germany Australia UK

Language:

German English

Release Date:

1 November 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Лоре

Filming Locations:

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€4,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,498, 8 February 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$968,879, 30 June 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rohfilm, Edge City Films, Porchlight Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite spending time living in Berlin and directing the movie where the actors performed completely in German, director Cate Shortland doesn't speak the language.

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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 balk 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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Quotes

[first lines]
Vati: We can only take what fits in the truck.
Mutti: I'm not talking about the damn truck!
Vati: [Lore walks into the room] Hey, here she is! My girl. Come here.

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Connections

Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 13 February 2013 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Marschmusik - Von Finnland bis zum Schwarzen Meer
Folksong
Arranged by Lisa Carlyna Zumpano (ASCAP)
Published by Audiosparx (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Hannelore

An intense coming of age film set during an immense period of modern European history. Finding original stories related to the European theatre of World War Two is difficult, however this film brings an engaging and refreshing lens to the period.

The film focuses on the events at the end of World War II including the death of Adolf Hitler, the tracking down of the perpetrators of the Holocaust, the aftermath of camp survivors, and the territorial carve up of Germany. A time of lawlessness, starvation and depredation.

Within this historical period the film focuses on 5 children brought up as Hitler's Youth, who are on a journey to their Aunt's. The journey brings both physical and psychological challenges along the way for the children. Lore as the eldest child takes on the responsibility of guide, provider and parent. The historical events create the incredible physical tension in the film of a fallen 'utopia' with all of its personal dangers, violence, and hardship.

Along the way they encounter Thomas, a recently released from a concentration camp. The ensuing relationship between Lore and Thomas, which is part survival, part attraction, part revulsion and part adolescent, creates the psychological tension that is at the centre of the film.

The film has echoes of the Films Downfall of the Third Reich and Zentropa in its subject material. All three films by necessity are deeply intense psychological films. The end of the world as most in Germany new it and the incredible psychological changes that the ushering of an entirely new political, social and cultural regime brings. In my world it is almost impossible to imagine, but the children that lived through this are still alive, still with us, the living memories of that period of incredible turmoil. Fertile ground for story telling and film telling about our world and our society.