During the trial, Michael realizes Hanna is hiding a secret she finds more shameful than her Nazi past: she is illiterate. She chooses a life sentence in prison rather than admitting her inability to read or write, which would have proven she couldn't have written the incriminating report used against her. Critical Success and Awards
The story unfolds in post-WWII Germany, 1958. A 15-year-old boy, Michael Berg (David Kross), falls ill on a street in Neustadt. A 36-year-old tram conductor, Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), helps him. After recovering, Michael returns to thank her, and they begin a passionate, secretive affair. The Reader 2008 Lk21
As I listened to Katharina's explanation, I realized that Lk21 was just a front for this secret organization. The book club was a way to recruit new members and to discuss the very books that they were trying to preserve. During the trial, Michael realizes Hanna is hiding
The film begins in post-WWII Germany, following 15-year-old Michael Berg (David Kross) as he enters an intense, secretive affair with Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), a woman twice his age. Their ritual is simple: before they are together, Michael must read aloud to her from great works of literature. A 15-year-old boy, Michael Berg (David Kross), falls
The 2008 film The Reader , directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, is a profound exploration of guilt, literacy, and the generational burden of the Holocaust. Based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink