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Dir. Cate Shortland - 2013 - 108m - Germany/Australia/UK - In German with English Subtitles and English

Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother, staunch Nazi believers, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, five German children undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents' actions. Led by the eldest sibling, 14-year old Lore (striking newcomer Saskia Rosendahl), they set out on a journey across a devastated country to reach their grandmother in the north. After meeting the charismatic Thomas, a mysterious young refugee, Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of both hatred and desire as she must learn to trust the one person she has always been taught to hate in order to survive. Lush cinematography and an evocative, haunting mood infuse this unconventional take on the Holocaust legacy with unforgettable impact. 

Based on the book "Lore" by Rachel Seiffert.

"Intense and emotional. Saskia Rosendahl is mesmerizing." - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

"Critic's Pick!" - New York Times

“Cate Shortland’s promise is amply, even startlingly, fulfilled.” - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

"A lyrical, deeply affecting study into a rarely seen legacy of the Holocaust." - Megan Lehmann,  The Hollywood Reporter

"Tense and unrelentingly gripping." - Frank Hatherley, Screen Daily

"EXTRAORDINARY." - Eric Kohn, Indiewire

Critics’ Pick! “Uniquely impressionistic, sensuous, and tense—a compelling, nightmarish fable about survival and identity.” - New York Magazine

“4 STARS! Brave, gripping, relentlessly absorbing…a Holocaust film unlike any other…emotionally overwhelming…Prepare to be moved to tears…It’s a remarkable accomplishment.” - Rex Reed, New York Observer

"Shortland draws fine work from her actors, particularly the haunting Rosendahl, who manages to seem by turns a perfectly unbending Nazi youth, a frightened little girl forced to grow up too quickly, and a sensuous young woman bursting into bloom." - Scott Foundas, Village Voice

"Shortland’s brilliant new film is an unsettling coming-of-age story that renders its judgement on Germany’s crimes and strange aftermath of the war." - George Robinson, The Jewish Week

"Australian director Cate Shortland’s straightforward approach to the blinders worn by Hitler Youth creates a disconcerting and eerie film, made even more memorable since it’s seen through the prism of childhood’s end." - Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

4 STARS "Riveting stuff, start to finish. Lore offers up lessons for all time." - Steven Boone, Chicago Sun-Times

"Saskia Rosendahl is a terrific performer, tough and honest to the last." - Michael Philips, Chicago Tribune

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