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Lore

2012 · Movie · 109 min

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  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer94%as of 2021-10-05
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.7/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic76/100as of 2024-05-18

What it is

Lore is a 2012 German-language historical drama film directed by Cate Shortland. It is based on the 2001 novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert. In south-west Germany, during the aftermath of World War II, five destitute siblings must travel 900 km (560 mi) to their grandmother's home by the Bay of Husum near Hamburg after their high-level Nazi parents disappear in danger of arrest by Allied occupation authorities.

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Genres
War / Drama
Original language
English

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