Michael realizes Hanna is harboring a personal secret—her illiteracy—which she is so ashamed of that she would rather face life imprisonment than admit the truth. Themes & Impact Moral Ambiguity:

David Kross, as Michael Berg, provides a strong and sensitive performance, bringing a sense of vulnerability and empathy to his character.

The Reader is not a perfect film. Its pacing is slow, its resolution ambiguous, its treatment of the Holocaust’s scale reduced to a single tragedy. But its value lies in its refusal to offer absolution. Hanna’s suicide and Michael’s broken confession to a survivor’s daughter (Lena Olin) leave us unresolved—because history is unresolved.

: A popular song written by Heinz Gietz and Kurt Feltz, performed by Caterina Valente. Full Tracklist (Original Score by Nico Muhly) The standard soundtrack album follows this sequence: The First Bath It's Not Just About You Tram At Dawn You Don't Matter Cycling Holiday Sophie / The Lady With the Little Dog Go Back to Your Friends Not What I Expected Handwriting The Failed Visit I Have No One Else to Ask Piles of Books Who Was She? Soundtracks - The Reader (2008) - IMDb