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The Reader

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.

20082h 4mRDrama, Romance

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About The Reader

Directors
Stephen Daldry
Cast
Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
Genres
Drama, Romance
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Germany, United States of America
Status
Released

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