The Reader

The Reader

Drama · 2009 · 2h 4m

Movie

7.5/10 · TMDB

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.

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Cast & crew

Ralph FiennesMichael Berg
Kate WinsletHanna Schmitz
David KrossYoung Michael Berg
Lena OlinRose Mather
Bruno GanzProfessor Rohl
Jeanette HainBrigitte
Hannah HerzsprungJulia
Karoline HerfurthMarthe
Volker BruchDieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria LaraYoung Ilana Mather
Fabian BuschHanna's Defense Council
Vijessna FerkicSophie
Susanne LotharCarla Berg
Matthias HabichPeter Berg
Burghart KlaußnerJudge

Information

Release date
2 January 2009
Director
Stephen Daldry
Genres
Drama, Romance
Runtime
2h 4m
Country of origin
United States

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