2012 · drama · war · coming-of-age
Lore
Directed by Cate Shortland1h 49m2012
After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Led by the eldest, 14 year-old Lore, the children are forced to confront their parents’ actions and the reality of a new world.
Our read: Lore (2012) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · war · coming-of-age entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme drama / war, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
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