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Lore

Synopsis

Spring 1945. As the German front collapses, the Allied forces take control of Hitler’s country. With her Nazi parents imprisoned, 14-year-old Lore is left alone in charge of her four young siblings. The only place they can go is their grandmother’s house, 900km north. Embarking on a journey across the devastated country, the children struggle to survive, slowly realizing the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions. When Thomas, a young Jewish refugee, offers his help, Lore has to learn to trust a person whom she had always been told was the enemy.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
109 mins
Director
Cate Shortland
Producer
Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stöter, Liz Watts, Paul Welsh
Editor
Veronika Jenet
Screenwriter
Robin Mukherjee
Director of Photography
Adam Arkapaw
Production Designer
Jochen Dehn, Silke Fischer
Composer
Max Richter
Principal cast
Saskia Rosendahl, Trebs, André Frid, Mika Seidel, Kai-Peter Malina

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Edge City Films

41 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G2 1ER
UK
Tel: +44 (0)141 221 5290

Porchlight Films

Ste 31
94 Oxford St
Darlinghurst
NSW 2010
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9326 9916
Fax: +61 2 9357 1479

Rohfilm

Schwedenstr. 14
Berlin 13357
Germany
Tel: +49 30 499 19 8880
Fax: +49 30 499 19 8880

Sales Company

Memento Films

9 Cité Paradis
75010 Paris
France

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