Kľúčové slovo West Germany

Príbeh filmu Predčítač začína v povojnovom Nemecku. Teenagerovi Michaelovi Bergovi sa urobí zle a domov mu pomôže neznáma tridsiatnička Hanna. Michael sa uzdraví a Hannu nájde, aby jej poďakoval. Rýchlo medzi nimi vznikne vášnivý, ale utajený vzťah. Michael zistí, že Hanna má rada, keď jej niekto číta knihy. Aj napriek intenzite vzájomných citov ale Hanna jedného dňa záhadne zmizne. O osem rokov neskôr sa Michael ako študent práv, ktorý prihliada súdom s vojnovými zločincami, s Hannou znovu s úžasom stretne - stretne ju na lavici obžalovaných. Keď sa dozvedá o jej minulosti, odhaľuje tajomstvo, ktoré celkom zmení ich životy.

In a small area of West Germany, the American military presence opened up a new world in the early 1950s and paved the way for individual freedom, freedom of movement and capitalism in Germany. In this time of upheaval, two friends are looking for their place and have to fight time and again with the 'old order', the conservative forces from politics, church and society. Confronted with the seductions of the new world, the two dissimilar women make an opposing development that puts their intimate friendship to a severe test ...

West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.