In 1958, a teenage boy has a secret love affair with a mysterious woman that he read stories to over the course of a summer, after which the woman disappears. Eight years later, the boy is now a law student, and he finds his secret lover once again: a defendant in a war crimes trial.
Rating: R-18
Duration: 1 hr 58 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release Date: 2009-02-25
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Jeanette Hain, Susanne Lothar