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The Reader

The Reader (2008)

R 2h 4m 7.5/10 IMDb

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.

Director: Stephen Daldry

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) (referenced)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)

Other

War / combat (referenced)

Sexual Content

Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Self-harm / suicide (depicted)
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Where to Watch

Free

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