Lore

"When your life is a lie who can you trust?"

2012 1h 49m DE

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★6.7TMDB · 324

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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.

“When your life is a lie who can you trust?”

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Cast

Saskia Rosendahl
Lore
Kai-Peter Malina
Thomas
Nele Trebs
Liesel
Ursina Lardi
Mom
Hans-Jochen Wagner
Dad
Mika Seidel
Jürgen
André Frid
Günter
Eva-Maria Hagen
Grandma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cate Shortland
Writers: Cate Shortland, Robin Mukherjee
Languages: Russian, English, German
Countries: Australia, Germany, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Australia, Germany, United Kingdom.

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RUNTIME

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Directed by Cate Shortland, shot by Adam Arkapaw. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Richter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Veronika Jenet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Cate Shortland directs. Adam Arkapaw behind the camera. Max Richter scores. Veronika Jenet cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Australia, Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Russian, English, German.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, German.
5International production across 3 countries: Australia, Germany, United Kingdom.
6Directed by Cate Shortland, shot by Adam Arkapaw. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Max Richter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Veronika Jenet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Saskia Rosendahl and Kai-Peter Malina and Nele Trebs carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "When your life is a lie who can you trust?".
11IMDB entry: tt1996310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 12 themes, including "sibling relationship", "nazi", "germany", "world war ii".

The technical file

Cinematography: Adam Arkapaw
Original score: Max Richter
Editing: Veronika Jenet
Production design: Silke Fischer
Costume design: Stefanie Bieker
Makeup / hair: Katrin Westerhausen
Sound: Sam Petty
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $970,000
Return: 24% of budget
Original language: DE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Lore (2012)

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Horseface2024-06-14
★ 1/10
Unwatchable. Either the cinematography or the post production is to blame. Either way, the Blu-ray is a mixed chaos of random gammas. Night shots are 50% gray one shot, pitch black the next. Day shots overblown, but reduced to 75% brightness, and also squashed at blacks that are then elevated into grays to add insult to injury. For a perfect trifecta, it's all marred by a heavy blue tint that makes everything look even more ghastly. Perhaps a new mastering will be done, at which point I may give it another try, but as it stands, it's unwatchable. Eye cancer.

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