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:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Australia]

Country:

Germany Australia UK

Language:

German English

Release Date:

20 September 2012 (Australia)

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 German "das Baby" or "the baby" is used often and is in fact a recent Anglicism, and like much of the script, a word the Germans wouldn't have used in this period.

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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 2017: Episode dated 13 February 2013 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Match Box Blues
Composed and Performed by Blind Lemon Jefferson
With kind permission of GHB Jazz Foundation

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.