Lore

2012 · 109 min · DE · NR · 6.7 (324 votes)

Dir. Cate Shortland · Starring Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Mika Seidel · Music Max Richter

“When your life is a lie who can you trust?”

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After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Led by the eldest, 14 year-old Lore, the children are forced to confront their parents’ actions and the reality of a new world.

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A harrowing journey through post-war devastation. It's a stark, unflinching look at a young woman forced to mature too quickly, navigating a world shattered by conflict and confronting the darkest aspects of humanity.

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