Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic76/100
323 audience votes
Key crew
- Cate ShortlandDirector
- Cate ShortlandScreenplay
- Robin MukherjeeScreenplay
- Max RichterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Saskia RosendahlLore
- Kai-Peter MalinaThomas
- Nele TrebsLiesel
- Ursina LardiMom
- Hans-Jochen WagnerDad
- Mika SeidelJürgen
- André FridGünter
- Eva-Maria HagenGrandma
- Mike VeidnerYoung German Soldier
- Nick HolaschkeBaby Peter
- Sven PippigFarmer
- Philip WiegratzHelmut
Stills
Themes
sibling relationshipnazigermanyworld war iipost world war iiwoman directornazism1940smother daughter relationshipchildren in wartimenazi war criminalgerman family