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Hanna is not a concentration camp commandant. She was a guard. But during her trial, we learn she allowed 300 women to burn to death in a locked church because she was "following orders" and maintaining order . The Reader Lk21 --39-LINK--39-

The twist? Hanna carries a secret worse than being a Nazi: She is more ashamed of not being able to read than she is of the deaths she caused. Disclaimer: This blog post is for informational and

Whether you find it on a legal streaming service or through the search term that brought you here, watch it with tissues and a quiet room. It is a film about reading aloud—about the power of words to create love, to conceal shame, and ultimately, to fail at salvation. Hanna is not a concentration camp commandant

Released in 2008, The Reader (originally Der Vorleser ) is not a movie you "watch" so much as one you survive . It is a haunting look at post-WWII Germany, the burden of guilt, and the strange intimacy between a teenager and a much older woman.

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