The Reader
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding (more...)
Rated R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity
Length: 122 minutes
Released: December 10, 2008 NY/LAScore: 3.5
Cast: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Herfurth, Linda Bassett
Director: Stephen DaldryProducer: Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Scott Rudin
Writer: Bernhard Schlink, David Hare
Genre: Drama, Romance
Distributor: The Weinstein Co./MGM
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