Lore

    Genre
    Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    105 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2012
  • |
    • Countries
    Australia, Russia, Germany
  • |
    • Languages
    Russian, German, English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Cate Shortland
WRITTEN BY:
Cate Shortland, Robin Mukherjee, Rachel Seiffert
CAST INCLUDES:
Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Deemed by Indiewire as "extraordinary," Director Cate Shortland's 94% fresh rated (Rotten Tomatoes) film won the Audience Award at the 2012 Locarno International Film Festival. Both delicate and ominous, this World War II drama is anchored by a groundbreaking performance by Saskia Rosendahl in the title role. As Allied forces sweep across Germany, five children embark on a journey that challenges their notions of family, love and friendship.

SYNOPSIS

End of World War II, 1945. Lore leads her four younger siblings across a war-torn Germany. Amidst the chaos, she encounters Thomas, a mysterious refugee, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire. To live, she must trust someone she does not know and face the darkness within herself.

Lore

    Genre
    Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    105 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2012
  • |
    • Countries
    Australia, Russia, Germany
  • |
    • Languages
    Russian, German, English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Cate Shortland
WRITTEN BY
Cate Shortland, Robin Mukherjee, Rachel Seiffert
CAST INCLUDES
Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs
Deemed by Indiewire as "extraordinary," Director Cate Shortland's 94% fresh rated (Rotten Tomatoes) film won the Audience Award at the 2012 Locarno International Film Festival. Both delicate and ominous, this World War II drama is anchored by a groundbreaking performance by Saskia Rosendahl in the title role. As Allied forces sweep across Germany, five children embark on a journey that challenges their notions of family, love and friendship.

End of World War II, 1945. Lore leads her four younger siblings across a war-torn Germany. Amidst the chaos, she encounters Thomas, a mysterious refugee, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire. To live, she must trust someone she does not know and face the darkness within herself.

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