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One of the most powerful war stories to appear on screen. A story of the universal defeat of war and the enduring survival of the human spirit. Written by director Cate Shortland and Robin Mukherjee and based on the novel .The Dark Room. by Rachel Seiffert, .Lore. tells a story of wartime heartbreak and betrayal. The betrayal is that of the German people by the Nazi Third Reich. As amazing as it seems, the average German citizen revered Adolph Hitler as a patriot and statesman, until the truth came out after the defeat of Germany at the hands of the Allies. Lore stars Saskia Rosendahl as Lore, Nele Trebs as her younger sister Liesel and André Frid as one of...

The year is 1945. Left to fend for herself when her SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, Lore, a fourteen-year-old German girl (striking newcomer Saskia Rosendahl), must lead her four siblings on a harrowing journey across a devastated country. When she meets the charismatic and mysterious young refugee Thomas, (Kai-Peter Malina) Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of hatred and desire as she must put her trust in the very person she was always taught to hate in order to survive. We have an exclusive clip from this harrowing drama as it makes its way into theaters this weekend. Watch as Lore explains to the lonely old man under the bridge what became of her Nazi parents in this taut historic tale filled with drama and suspense.

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Title: Lore Director: Cate Shortland Starring: Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, André Frid, Mika Seidel, Kai-Peter Malina, Nick Holaschke, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner The Holocaust is perhaps one of the most frequent film topics, both in the United States and internationally. Most films about the subject take place during the era of Nazi power, many seen from the perspective of the Jews and other victims, and others, such as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Good, looking in from the outside. Lore, the 2012 Oscar submission for Best Foreign Film from Australia, showcases the aftermath of the liberation of Germany by American troops as seen through the eyes of the  [ Read More ]

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Check out the trailer and images for Music Box Films' Lore directed by Cate Shortland. starring Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs and André Frid. The war drama opens in theaters February 8th and is also scripted by Shortland, who adapts from the novel by Rachel Seiffert. The year is 1945. Left to fend for herself when her SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, Lore, a fourteen-year-old German girl (striking newcomer Saskia Rosendahl), must lead her four siblings on a harrowing journey across a devastated country. When she meets the charismatic...

Check out the trailer and images for Music Box Films' Lore directed by Cate Shortland. starring Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs and André Frid. The war drama opens in theaters February 8th and is also scripted by Shortland, who adapts from the novel by Rachel Seiffert. The year is 1945. Left to fend for herself when her SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, Lore, a fourteen-year-old German girl (striking newcomer Saskia Rosendahl), must lead her four siblings on a harrowing journey across a devastated country. When she meets the charismatic...

Lore Trailer, Poster, Photo. Cate Shortland‘s Lore (2012) movie trailer, movie poster, movie photo stars Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, André Frid, Ursina Lardi, and Philip Wiegratz. Lore‘s plot synopsis: “In spring 1945, the German army collapses. As the Allied forces sweep across the Motherland, five children embark on a journey which will challenge every notion we [...]

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Toronto – On July 24th, Piers Handling, CEO and Director of Tiff, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, unveiled some of the films that will headline the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.

According to Bailey, Tiff 2012 will include the “most diverse Gala programme to date with films from Japan, China, India, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, USA and Canada”.

Handling describes this year’s festival as looking “particularly strong” with a wide variety of work from “established and emerging filmmakers.”

Toronto audiences will be first in line to see many “exciting and prestigious films” with further announcements slated in the coming weeks. Until then, here is a sample of what you can expect to see:

Looper (Opening Night film, World Premiere)

Rian Johnson, USA

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels

Directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom), Looper is a futuristic action thriller set in a...

Toronto – On July 24th, Piers Handling, CEO and Director of Tiff, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director, unveiled some of the films that will headline the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.

According to Bailey, Tiff 2012 will include the “most diverse Gala programme to date with films from Japan, China, India, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, USA and Canada”.

Handling describes this year’s festival as looking “particularly strong” with a wide variety of work from “established and emerging filmmakers.”

Toronto audiences will be first in line to see many “exciting and prestigious films” with further announcements slated in the coming weeks. Until then, here is a sample of what you can expect to see:

Looper (Opening Night film, World Premiere)

Rian Johnson, USA

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels

Directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom), Looper is a futuristic action thriller set in a...