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The Reader

10 Dec 2008 2h 04min 15 7.5/10 (3,522) EN

“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.

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Director
Stephen Daldry
Screenplay
David Hare
Music
Nico Muhly
Cinematography
Roger Deakins, Chris Menges
Editing
Claire Simpson
Producer
Anthony Minghella, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris
Countries
United States

Cast

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
Susanne Lothar Carla Berg
Matthias Habich Peter Berg
Burghart Klaußner Judge
Sylvester Groth Prosecuting Council
Jürgen Tarrach Gerhard Bade
Florian Bartholomäi Thomas Berg
Moritz Grove Holger
Kirsten Block Female Judge

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Also available in: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France

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