'' Two Lives '' ( ) is a 2012 German war drama film written and directed by Georg Maas , and starring Juliane Kohler , with Liv Ullmann . Set in Norway and Germany , it is loosely based on an unpublished novel by Hannelore Hippe since released as '' Ice Ages '' . The film explores the history of the Lebensborn or war children , born in Norway and raised in Germany . It explores the life of a grown woman who had claimed to have escaped from East Germany , where she was raised , and her Norwegian mother , with whom she is reunited . The Film won The Grand Prize and the BIFF Award for the Best Film at the Biberach Independent Film Festival , the Audience Award at the International Filmfest Emden , and was nominated for the International Debut Award at the Göteborg International Film Festival . The film was selected in 2013 as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , and made the January shortlist
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Two Lives (film)