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Synopsis
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years …
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MPAA Rating | R (for some scenes of sexuality and nudity) |
Genres | Romance, Adaptation, Drama |
Distributors | The Weinstein Company |
Box Office | $34,180,952 |
Run Time | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Directors
Stephen Daldry | Director |
CAST
Kate Winslet | Hanna Schmitz |
Ralph Fiennes | Michael Berg |
Karoline Herfurth | Marthe |
Hannah Herzsprung | Julia |
David Kross | Young Michael Berg |
Lena Olin | Rose Mather/Ilana Mather |
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Winslet's body certainly ups the performance level. That lucky young man wow.. Without the nudeity, maybe … more »
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I was both moved and troubled when this movie ended. As a mom with a teen there were some unanswered questions, … more »
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I hereby demand that the perpetrators of this film donate ALL of their profits to a "Survivors of the Holocaust" … more »
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