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The Reader

Turkish title: Okuyucu

“Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.”

2008 · 2 h 4 min
Directed by Stephen Daldry
DramaMysteryRomance

Cast

Kate Winslet Ralph Fiennes David Kross

Credits

Written by: David Hare

Plot

A German teenager has an affair with an older woman in the 1950s, and years later, as a law student, he sees her on trial for war crimes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Stephen Daldry's wartime-shadowed drama of an affair and a trial is serious, restrained and moving. Kate Winslet gives a guarded, powerful performance, though some find the moral treatment uneasy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (275,967 votes)
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