Lore

Stranded with her younger siblings, after their Nazi parents are imprisoned during the dying days of World War II, the young Lore (a stunning breakthrough performance by Saskia Rosendahl) leads the remains of her family across war-torn Germany. Among the chaos of a defeated nation, Lore encounters Thomas, a young Jewish refugee who begins to follow and help them. Lore finds her fragile reality shattered by feelings of both hatred and desire for Thomas and, as the consequences of her parents’ actions and beliefs slowly become apparent, she must begin to face the darkness within herself.

Shot in bold, striking style by Cate Shortland (Somersault), Lore is a mesmerising, meticulously realised vision of a harrowing yet moving story. Shortland’s attention to detail and the beauty of the imagery she creates in her account of a national psyche brainwashed to believe in their own supremacy, only to confront the horror that resulted, is filled with brilliance and surprise in equal measure.