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)Plots(1)
Bringing to life the celebrated international novel, Kate Winslet is riveting as Hanna Schmitz - a lonely, working-class woman who experiences a brief but intense affair with a teenage boy. Years later they meet again: Hanna now a defendant in a notorious case and her ex-lover, now a law student, holding the secret to her salvation. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(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:
Balloon (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)
Wings of Desire (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)