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Lore

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 49m
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7.1/10
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Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
In spring 1945, the German army collapses. As the Allied forces sweep across the Motherland, five children embark on a journey which will challenge every notion we have of family, love and friendship.
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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 ... Read allAs 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Cate Shortland
  • Writers
    • Cate Shortland
    • Robin Mukherjee
    • Rachel Seiffert(novel "The Dark Room")
  • Stars
    • Saskia Rosendahl
    • Kai-Peter Malina
    • Nele Trebs
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  • Director
    • Cate Shortland
  • Writers
    • Cate Shortland
    • Robin Mukherjee
    • Rachel Seiffert(novel "The Dark Room")
  • Stars
    • Saskia Rosendahl
    • Kai-Peter Malina
    • Nele Trebs
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 75User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 34 wins & 34 nominations

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    Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs, Mika Seidel, André Frid, and Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
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    Saskia Rosendahl
    Saskia Rosendahl
    • Hannelore Dressler
    Kai-Peter Malina
    Kai-Peter Malina
    • Thomas
    • (as Kai Malina)
    Nele Trebs
    Nele Trebs
    • Liesel
    Ursina Lardi
    Ursina Lardi
    • Mutti
    Mike Weidner
    • Junger deutscher Soldat
    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
    Philip Wiegratz
    • Helmut
    Katrin Pollitt
    • Farmer's Wife
    Hendrik Arnst
    • Ox Cart Man
    Claudia Geisler-Bading
    • Ox Cart Woman
    • (as Claudia Geisler)
    Ulrike Medgyesy
    • Junge Frau mit Baby
    Katharina Spiering
    • School House Woman 1
    Franziska Traub
    Franziska Traub
    • Frau im Schulhaus 2
    Hanne B. Wolharn
    • School House Woman 3
    • (as Hanne Wolharn)
    • Director
      • Cate Shortland
    • Writers
      • Cate Shortland
      • Robin Mukherjee
      • Rachel Seiffert(novel "The Dark Room")
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 13 February 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Jugend will marschieren
      (Alte Aufnahme)

      Folksong

      Arranged by Lisa Carlyna Zumpano (ASCAP)

      Published by Audiosparx (ASCAP)

    User reviews75

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Intriguing investigation of under-explored era
    Set in Germany at the end of the Second World War, this film takes up where others like Downfall leave off and asks questions about how the erstwhile beneficiaries of Nazi rule cope with their new world. The film tracks the journey of five innocents as their life of privilege collapses and they are forced to come to terms with the effects of dreadful events over which they had no control but to which they have given their tacit support.

    Four of these children are really too young to bear any culpability. Only the oldest, Lore, is really capable of comprehension and it is through her eyes that the film is focused, as she slowly realises just how much her parents are implicated in the horrors of the Nazi regime, and, as an extension of this, herself and the whole German people. Lore is helped to this realisation by Thomas, a Jew who appears to have been liberated from a concentration camp. But Thomas also has a psychological burden and may not be all he appears.

    This is another fine film from Cate Shortland, someone who surely should be making more films more often.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2012 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Australia)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Savaşın Gölgesinde
    • Filming locations
      • Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Rohfilm
      • Edge City Films
      • Porchlight Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $970,325
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,498
      • Feb 10, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,362,019
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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