Lore

About Lore

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.

Lore (2012) is a thriller war film directed by Cate Shortland. It runs 109 minutes and was released in September 2012.

The film is filed under germany, post world war ii, nazism, and children in wartime.

Saskia Rosendahl takes the lead as Lore, Kai-Peter Malina as Thomas, Nele Trebs as Liesel, and Ursina Lardi as Mom. The screenplay is by Cate Shortland and Robin Mukherjee. Produced by Porchlight Films. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Cineverse Amazon Channel.

The Photographer of Mauthausen, Jojo Rabbit, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare make useful companions to Lore, all filed under 1940s and nazi war criminal. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 324 votes and it carries a NR rating.