Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. Director: Stephen Daldry Writers: David Hare (screenplay), Bernhard Schlink (book) Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Bruno Ganz Release Date: 9 January 2009 (USA)
