Directed by:
Stephen DaldryScreenplay:
David HareComposer:
Nico MuhlyCast:
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain, Susanne Lothar, Alissa Wilms, Florian Bartholomäi, Friederike Becht (more)VOD (1)
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The Reader, set in post-WWII Germany, follows teenager Michael Berg as he engages in a passionate but secretive affair with an older woman named Hanna. Eight years after Hanna s disappearance, Michael is stunned to discover her again as she stands on trial for Nazi war crimes. The Reader is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation and how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kate Winslet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212074_ba0773.jpg)
Kate Winslet
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Finding Neverland (2004)
![Ralph Fiennes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049843_2e0693.jpg)
Ralph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
![David Kross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/855/166855820_65a11e.jpg)
David Kross
West Germany
Best movies:
Le Vent de la liberté (2018)
The Keeper (2018)
The Reader (2008)
![Lena Olin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/680/162680486_aeb291.png)
Lena Olin
Sweden
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Reader (2008)
![Bruno Ganz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/425/162425445_f1cfa1.jpg)
Bruno Ganz
Switzerland
Best movies:
In the White City (1983)
Les Ailes du désir (1987)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Jeanette Hain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/722/163722255_d6faa8.png)
Jeanette Hain
West Germany
Best movies:
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
The Reader (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Susanne Lothar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/991/159991579_6fe88f.jpg)
Susanne Lothar
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Alissa Wilms](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595567_8eabef.jpg)
Alissa Wilms
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Amour Fou (2014)
Bibi & Tina: Girls Versus Boys (2016)
![Florian Bartholomäi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/731/168731541_yjjtes.jpg)
Florian Bartholomäi
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
Duell der Brüder - Die Geschichte von Adidas und Puma (2016) (TV movie)
![Friederike Becht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/008/169008506_57fc2b.jpg)
Friederike Becht
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
![Matthias Habich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790571_yc6qid.jpg)
Matthias Habich
German Empire
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Downfall (2004)
Beyond Silence (1996)
![Frieder Venus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/501/166501202_8e4603.jpg)
Frieder Venus
East Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Allmen (2017) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Marie-Anne Fliegel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/275/160275801_af1680.jpg)
Marie-Anne Fliegel
German Empire
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) (TV movie)
This Is Love (2009)
![Hendrik Arnst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/524/160524774_5c3d1f.jpg)
Hendrik Arnst
East Germany
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
The Reader (2008)
The Captain (2017)
![Rainer Sellien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/233/159233487_843c40.jpg)
Rainer Sellien
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Lollipop Monster (2011)
![Torsten Michaelis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/665/160665330_8e72b4.jpg)
Torsten Michaelis
East Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Frantz (2016)
![Moritz Grove](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/473/159473978_91e267.jpg)
Moritz Grove
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Dark Woods (2020) (series)
Vaterfreuden (2014)
![Joachim Tomaschewsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/521/162521909_8bfe8c.jpg)
Joachim Tomaschewsky
German Empire
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Die Wildente (1976)
Naked Among Wolves (1963)
![Barbara Philipp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/647/159647580_e9bfb9.jpg)
Barbara Philipp
West Germany
Best movies:
Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
The Reader (2008)
System Crasher (2019)
![Hans Hohlbein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/109/161109496_40c1a0.jpg)
Hans Hohlbein
Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Three (2010)
Frei (2013) (TV movie)