The Reader
(2008)

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

Released: 2008-12-10

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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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Kate Winslet

as Hanna Schmitz

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Ralph Fiennes

as Michael Berg

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David Kross

as Young Michael Berg

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Lena Olin

as Rose Mather

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Bruno Ganz

as Professor Rohl

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Volker Bruch

as Dieter Spenz

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Alexandra Maria Lara

as Young Ilana Mather

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Fabian Busch

as Hanna's Defense Council

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Susanne Lothar

as Carla Berg

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Matthias Habich

as Peter Berg

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Sylvester Groth

as Prosecuting Council

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Kirsten Block

as Female Judge

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Chris Menges

Director of Photography

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Nico Muhly

Original Music Composer

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Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

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Brigitte Broch

Production Design

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Stefan Hauck

Art Direction

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Erwin Prib

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Yeşim Zolan

Art Direction

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Karin Betzler

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Eva Stiebler

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Donna Maloney

Costume Design

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Ann Roth

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