LORE
by Cate Shortland
Synopsis: At the close of the war in Germany, 1945, a group of children set out to cross a devastated country to reach their grandmother some 900km to the north. The eldest, Lore, is left in charge of her four younger siblings when their SS Nazi parents are taken into Allied custody. The children must make a journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions. In meeting the charismatic and intriguing Thomas, a young jewish refugee, Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of both hatred and desire. She is transfixed by her fear of the young man but must trust the one person whom she has always been taught is the ennemy in order to survive.
Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner.
2012 / Germany, UK, Australia / 109 min
Produced by Rohfilm, Porchlight Films, Edge City Films
“An outstanding piece of work”
— The Independent
“A visually and emotionally resonant WWII drama”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“Lore offers a fresh, intimate and mostly successful perspective on Germany’s traumatic transition from conqueror nation to occupied state”
— Variety
