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The Reader (2008)

Dec 10, 2008 · 2h 4m

7.5/10 TMDB user score
3,515 votes on TMDB

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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Top 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

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