Lore

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  • Opened February 8, 2013 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 48 min
  • NR
  • Left to fend for herself when her SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, are captured by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, Lore, a fourteen-year-old German girl (striking newcomer Saskia Rosendahl,) must lead her four siblings on a harrowing journey across a devastated country. When she meets the charismatic and mysterious young refugee Thomas, (Kai Malina, The White Ribbon,) Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of hatred and desire as she must put her trust in the very person she was always taught to hate in order to survive.
    *Note: German with English subtitles Full synopsis

  • Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Ursina Lardi
  • Director: Cate Shortland
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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After the war from the German perspective

by heathenchild

This film is really worth seeing: It gives a perspective of World War II from the German children and teens indoctrinated by the Third Reich after Germany has fallen. It is beautifully shot and the...

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Very long and boring

by curtiswaters

I saw this movie based on the critic reviews. I love foreign films because they are out of the ordinary. Lore is a sad story that isn't put together well. The story plods along, with much angst. ...

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Hannahlore

by everyweek60706

This reminds me of Anne Frank. The thing that stands out is the pain of growing up - the shock of realizing that your parents were protecting you from certain facts of life - in fact, what bleeping...

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New York Observer
| Rex Reed

It’s a remarkable accomplishment. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
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Lore belongs in the inspiration-and-control camp. It makes dizzying flourishes out of moments that would pass as filler in other films. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

I’m not sure Lore holds up to repeated viewings — Shortland’s style is so feverish it could quickly turn precious — but it demands to be seen at least once. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

By the end of their arduous journey, Lore and her siblings are changed. But it's the kind of change that will take years, perhaps generations, to understand, to heal. Read full review

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Nele Trebs as Liesel, Saskia Rosendahl as Lore, Mika Seidel as Jurgen and Andre Frid as Gunther in "Lore."