The Reader
(2008)
Overview
Tells 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 at the expense of her freedom.
Tagline
Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
Crew
Director: | Stephen Daldry |
Writers: | David Hare, Bernhard Schlink |
Cast
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Kate Winslet ![]()
Ralph Fiennes ![]()
David Kross ![]()
Jeanette Hain |
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Production Companies
Studio Babelsberg, Filmförderanstalt (FFA), The Weinstein Company, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Mirage Enterprises, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Deutsche Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
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