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Lore

A powerful drama about five young German children at the end of World War II who must travel alone
across a nation in chaos after their SS officer father and mother are interned by the victorious Allies. Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, 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 harrowing 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. While many films have addressed the aftermath of Nazism, and the tangled web of complicity that bound so many ordinary Germans to the unthinkable crimes of the regime, few have brought this complex issue home with such intimate power. Featuring a star-making performance by the striking young newcomer Rosendahl in the title role, Lore is a penetrating study of guilt, blind obedience and forgiveness. Australia/Germany, 2012, 108 min., color, 35mm, In German with English Subtitles | Director/Co-Writer: Cate Shortland | Co-Writer: Robin Mukherjee, based on the novella by Rachel Seiffert | Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Mika Seidel, André Frid, Eva-Maria Hagen | 2012 Toronto Film Festival