The Reader

The Reader (2008)

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

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.

Date of release
2008-12-10
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (3498)
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Stephen Daldry

Casting

  • Ralph Fiennes — Michael Berg
  • Kate Winslet — Hanna Schmitz
  • David Kross — Young Michael Berg
  • Lena Olin — Rose Mather
  • Bruno Ganz — Professor Rohl
  • Jeanette Hain — Brigitte
  • Hannah Herzsprung — Julia
  • Karoline Herfurth — Marthe
  • Volker Bruch — Dieter Spenz
  • Alexandra Maria Lara — Young Ilana Mather
  • Fabian Busch — Hanna's Defense Council
  • Vijessna Ferkic — Sophie

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