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Lore

  • 20122012
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 49m
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7.1/10
16K
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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
7.1/10
16K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Cate Shortland
  • Writers
    • Cate Shortland
    • Robin Mukherjee
    • Rachel Seiffert(novel "The Dark Room")
  • Stars
    • Saskia Rosendahl
    • Kai-Peter Malina
    • Nele Trebs
  • 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
    • 79User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 34 wins & 34 nominations

    Videos2

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:14
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    Lore: That Boy Was At The School House (English Subtitled)
    Clip 0:48
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    Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    Cate Shortland in Lore (2012)
    Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    Kai-Peter Malina and Saskia Rosendahl in Lore (2012)
    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
    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 reviews79

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    7/10
    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.
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    • steven-leibson
    • Feb 10, 2013

    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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