The family photographs in the wallet that Lore looks at are pictures of director Cate Shortland's husband's family.
Despite spending time living in Berlin and directing the movie where the actors performed completely in German, director Cate Shortland doesn't speak the language.
The seemingly identical twins Jürgen and Gunter are played by actors who are not even siblings.
The official entry of Australia to the Best Foreign Language Film of the 85th Academy Awards 2013. This film was Australia's submission to the 85th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Saskia Rosendahl's debut.
