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"When your life is a lie who can you trust?"

2012

1h 49m

6.8(302 votes)

Drama

War

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Edge City Films

Porchlight Films

Rohfilm

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

Saskia Rosendahl

Lore

Saskia Rosendahl

Acting

Kai-Peter Malina

Thomas

Kai-Peter Malina

Acting

Nele Trebs

Liesel

Nele Trebs

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Ursina Lardi

Mom

Ursina Lardi

Acting

Hans-Jochen Wagner

Dad

Hans-Jochen Wagner

Acting

Mika Seidel

Jürgen

Mika Seidel

Acting

André Frid

Günter

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Eva-Maria Hagen

Grandma

Eva-Maria Hagen

Acting

Mike Veidner

Young German Soldier

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Nick Holaschke

Baby Peter

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Sven Pippig

Farmer

Sven Pippig

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Philip Wiegratz

Helmut

Philip Wiegratz

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Katrin Pollitt

Farmer's Wife

Katrin Pollitt

Acting

Hendrik Arnst

Ox Cart Man

Hendrik Arnst

Acting

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Ox Cart Woman

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Acting

Friederike Frerichs

Widow

Friederike Frerichs

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Fabian Stumm

US Soldier Truck

Fabian Stumm

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Jan Peter Heyne

Boatman

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Jochen Döring

US Soldier Checkpoint

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Antonia Holfelder

Maid

Antonia Holfelder

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Katharina Spiering

Unknown Role

Katharina Spiering

Acting

Franziska Traub

Unknown Role

Franziska Traub

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Birte Schnöink

Unknown Role

Birte Schnöink

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Lucas Reiber

Unknown Role

Lucas Reiber

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Wanda Perdelwitz

Unknown Role

Wanda Perdelwitz

Acting

Pit Bukowski

Unknown Role

Pit Bukowski

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