The Reader (2008)

  • R
  • 12/10/2008 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 4m

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

Overview

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.

Stephen Daldry

Director

David Hare

Screenplay

Cast

Kate Winslet's headshot

Kate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz
Ralph Fiennes's headshot

Ralph Fiennes

Michael Berg
David Kross's headshot

David Kross

Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin's headshot

Lena Olin

Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz's headshot

Bruno Ganz

Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain's headshot

Jeanette Hain

Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung's headshot

Hannah Herzsprung

Julia
Karoline Herfurth's headshot

Karoline Herfurth

Marthe

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