Lore 2012
In 1945, young Laure is left stranded when her Nazi parents are arrested by the Allies. She joins her four siblings on a journey to their grandmother’s house in Hamburg, 900 kilometers away. Amidst the chaos, deprivation, and suffering of the war’s end, Laure’s world is turned upside down when she meets a mysterious Jewish refugee named Thomas. To survive their dangerous journey, Laure must learn to trust someone she has been taught to hate. Cate Shortland’s first work since Upside Down explores the pain of the post-war period and the challenges of growing up in a changing world. In the Shadow of War was nominated for the 2013 Australian Oscar.
