Australia / Jun 09, 2012 / Sydney International Film Festival
When your life is a lie who can you trust?
1h 49min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eva-Maria Hagen | Grandma |
| Mike Veidner | Young German Soldier |
| Nick Holaschke | Baby Peter |
| Sven Pippig | Farmer |
| Philip Wiegratz | Helmut |
| Katrin Pollitt | Farmer's Wife |
| Hendrik Arnst | Ox Cart Man |
| Claudia Geisler-Bading | Ox Cart Woman |
| Friederike Frerichs | Widow |
| Fabian Stumm | US Soldier Truck |
| Jan Peter Heyne | Boatman |
| Jochen Döring | US Soldier Checkpoint |
| Antonia Holfelder | Maid |
| Katharina Spiering | |
| Franziska Traub | |
| Birte Schnöink | |
| Lucas Reiber |
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Genres
DramaWarThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lore |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Deutsch, English |
| Production countries | Australia, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Edge City Films, Porchlight Films, Rohfilm |
| Release date | 20 settembre 2012 |
| Executive producer | Anita Sheehan, Margaret Matheson, Vincent Sheehan |
| Production | Liz Watts, Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stöter, Paul Welsh |
| Writer | Cate Shortland, Rachel Seiffert, Robin Mukherjee, Franz Rodenkirchen |
| Casting | Anja Dihrberg, Jacqueline Rietz |
| Editing | Veronika Jenet, James Sutton, Yulia Akerholt, Matthew T. Griffin, Antony Gray, Katherine Heads, Matthew M. North |
| Cinematography | Adam Arkapaw, Jörg Süß, Greig Fraser, Karsten Frank, Dorothea Trebs, Vanessa Fuentes, Thomas Maximilian Jauk, Grace Cramer, Harald Mellwig |
| Assistant directors | Cate Shortland, Alisa Leptihn |
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| Lighting | Michael Adcock |
| Camera operators | Jörg Süß, Greig Fraser, Adam Arkapaw, Harald Mellwig, Karsten Frank, Dorothea Trebs, Vanessa Fuentes, Thomas Maximilian Jauk, Grace Cramer |
| Additional photography | Adam Arkapaw, Jörg Süß, Greig Fraser, Karsten Frank, Dorothea Trebs, Vanessa Fuentes, Thomas Maximilian Jauk, Grace Cramer, Harald Mellwig |
| Production design | Silke Fischer, Jochen Dehn, Marie-Luise Balzer |
| Art direction | Jochen Dehn, Marie-Luise Balzer, Silke Fischer |
| Set decoration | Silke Fischer, Jochen Dehn, Marie-Luise Balzer |
| Visual effects | Jamie Russell |
| Music | Max Richter, Sam Petty, Bruce Emery, Michael Busch |
| Sound | Max Richter, Sam Petty, Bruce Emery, Michael Busch |
| Costume design | Stefanie Bieker, Katrin Westerhausen, Ulrike Borrmann, Antje Dahm |
| Makeup | Ulrike Borrmann, Antje Dahm, Stefanie Bieker, Katrin Westerhausen |
| Hairstyling | Stefanie Bieker, Katrin Westerhausen, Ulrike Borrmann, Antje Dahm |
| Budget | 4.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 970.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Aug 02, 2012 / 14 / Locarno Film Festival
Canada / Sep 10, 2012 / R / Toronto International Film Festival
Germany / Oct 04, 2012 / Hamburg Film Festival
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Spain / Oct 24, 2012 / Valladolid Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 09, 2012 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Feb 08, 2013 / NR
United Kingdom / Feb 22, 2013 / 15
Spain / Dec 13, 2013
Theatrical release
Australia / Sep 20, 2012 / MA15+
Brazil / Oct 04, 2012
Germany / Nov 01, 2012 / 16
Belgium / Feb 20, 2013 / 18
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France / Feb 20, 2013 / U
Ireland / Feb 22, 2013 / 15A
Luxembourg / Feb 28, 2013
Netherlands / Mar 07, 2013 / 16
Sweden / Mar 08, 2013 / 15
Greece / Mar 14, 2013 / Κ-15
Denmark / Apr 04, 2013
Hungary / May 02, 2013 / 16
Portugal / Jun 20, 2013
Norway / Dec 13, 2013
Ukraine / Jan 09, 2014
Japan / Jan 11, 2014 / PG12
Physical media
United Kingdom / May 27, 2013
Greece / Sep 04, 2013 / DVD
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