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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.

Release: 2008-12-10
Runtime: 124 min
Rating: 7.466 / 10
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
Volker Bruch
Volker Bruch
Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Young Ilana Mather
Fabian Busch
Fabian Busch
Hanna's Defense Council
Vijessna Ferkic
Vijessna Ferkic
Sophie
Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar
Carla Berg
Matthias Habich
Matthias Habich
Peter Berg
Burghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner
Judge
Sylvester Groth
Sylvester Groth
Prosecuting Council
Jürgen Tarrach
Jürgen Tarrach
Gerhard Bade
Florian Bartholomäi
Florian Bartholomäi
Thomas Berg