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The Reader (2008)

Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.

7.52h 4mDrama • Romance
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Synopsis

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Movie Information

Director
Stephen Daldry
Writers
David Hare
Release Year
2008
Runtime
124 minutes
Genre
Drama, Romance
Language
EN
Country
Germany, United States of America
Status
Released
Rating
7.5 / 10 (3,393 votes)

Top Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
David Kross
David Kross
Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin
Lena Olin
Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain
Jeanette Hain
Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung
Hannah Herzsprung
Julia
Karoline Herfurth
Karoline Herfurth
Marthe

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The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

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