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Michael represents the post-war German generation grappling with the crimes of their parents and mentors. The film asks: how do you love someone who has committed the unthinkable?

A 15-year-old Michael (David Kross) falls ill in post-war Germany and is helped by a 36-year-old tram conductor, Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet). They begin a passionate, clandestine affair marked by a specific ritual: Michael must read classic literature to Hanna before they make love. Index Of The Reader Movie

Reading is presented as a path to empathy. Only when Hanna learns to read does she truly begin to comprehend the magnitude of her actions. Cast and Character Analysis Index Of The Reader Movie