The Reader
4
(684)
Drama
Romance
2008
124 min
R
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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"Probably one of my favourite movies "
Julia s.
"The book was horrible or at least the translation was I guess. The subject matter is interesting but the way the characters were written I couldn’t get any feeling of empathy for any of them. So it made for a very boring read. So when the movie came out, I was very pleasantly surprised at how good it is. The only reason I’m attracted to the book/ movie is because I like WWII human interest stories and this one was quite different from the usual. The movie gives the feel of a foreign film and it’s one that will leave you thinking about the subject matter for days."
M F
Maria Franks
"Wow. Hard to find the words to describe this. Perfectly paced. A slow unfolding of unexpected storyline. Not a light movie by any means. Brilliant. Sad. "
Bijal T
"Why are they trying to make us empathize with the serial pedophilic nazi just cuz she illiterate? Girl I do not CARE"
Tumi
"Don'T give up early. I did the first time.. glaD I tried again"
Dinah Donovon
"Excellent movie! "
Cindy
"I jumped into this movie not expecting it to be a historic peace. You get a different view of what happened in ww2. You cant help but enjoy Kate winslet's character and then feel betrayed by her story. I liked hearing a point of view that's different "
Krystle Fields
"So good and thought provoking "
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