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The Reader (2008)
124 mins
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genre(s):
DRAMA
ROMANCE

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 realises that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that at the expense of her freedom.

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namecharacter
Volker Bruch Dieter Spenz
Fabian Busch Hanna's Defence Counsel
Vijessna Ferkic Sophie
Ralph Fiennes Michael Berg
Bruno Ganz Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain Brigitte
Karoline Herfurth Marthe
Hannah Herzsprung Julia
David Kross Young Michael Berg
Alexandra Maria Lara Young Ilana Mather
Susanne Lothar Carla Berg
Kate Winslet Hanna Schmitz
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Stephen Daldry director
David Hare screenplay
Anthony Minghella producer
Bernhard Schlink writer (original)
awardcategorynameyear
Academy Award Best Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet 2008
BAFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet 2008
Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet 2008
London Critics' Circle Film Award Actress of the Year Kate Winslet 2009
 
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