Lore
- Director: Cate Shortland
- Writer: Cate Shortland, Rachel Seiffert, Robin Mukherjee
- Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Nele Trebs
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Feb 08 10:58:00 EST 2013
- Distributor: Music Box Films
Synopsis: After her Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads her younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amidst the chaos, she encounters mysterious Jewish refugee Thomas, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire. To live, she must trust someone she was taught to hate and face the darkness within herself. Starring Saskia Rosendahl and Kai Malina. [courtesy of TIFF]
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