Overview
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
DirectorStephen Daldry
ProducersAnthony Minghella, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris, Sydney Pollack
ScreenplayDavid Hare
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Details
LanguageEnglish, German, Greek, Latin
Production companiesThe Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises, Studio Babelsberg
Budget32000000
TaglineBehind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
