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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

This visually striking but sombre drama focuses on a small group of children making their way through a ravaged Germany in the months after the collapse of the Third Reich. But it is more than a gruelling study of survival, for these children have been brought up to believe every grotesque lie the Nazis told and are now confronted with the appalling truth. After her father and mother are arrested by the Allies, 14-year-old Lore (Saskia Rosendahl) is left to care for her younger siblings. They set off for their grandmother's house in Hamburg, a long journey that will bring the war home to them for the first time. In constant fear for her siblings as well as herself, Lore is also wary of - and perhaps attracted to - the young Jewish man (Kai Malina) who rescues and befriends them. Australian co-writer and director Cate Shortland gets astounding performances from a very young cast in a film that is quietly shocking and offers no comforting answers.

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Credits

Cast

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LoreSaskia Rosendahl
ThomasKai Malina
LieselNele Trebs
MuttiUrsina Lardi
VatiHans-Jochen Wagner
JürgenMika Seidel
GüntherAndré Frid

Crew

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DirectorCate Shortland

Details

Theatrical distributor
Artificial Eye
Released on
2013-02-22
Languages
English | German | Russian
Guidance
Violence, some swearing, sex scenes, nudity.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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