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I started out believing in this trial I thought it was greatNow I think it's it's just a diversionYes Diversion from whatYou choose six women you put them on trialyou say They were the evil ones they

You choose six women, you put them on trial, you say, "They were the evil ones, they were...

The Reader • 2008

Dieter:I started out believing in this trial. I thought it was great. Now, I think it's - it's just a diversion.Professor Rohl:Yes? Diversion from what?Dieter:You choose six women, you put them on trial, you say, "They were the evil ones, they were the *guilty* ones." Because one of the victims happened to write a book. That's why they're on trial and nobody else! Do you know how many camps there were in Europe? People go on about how much did everyone know? Who knew? What did they know? Everyone knew! Our parents, our teachers. That isn't the question! The question is, "How could you let this happen?" And better, "Why didn't you kill yourself when you found out?" Thousands. That's how many there were. Thousands of camps. *Everyone* knew

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I started out believing in this trial I thought it was great

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Now I think it's it's just a diversion

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Yes Diversion from what

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You choose six women you put them on trial

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you say They were the evil ones they were the guilty ones

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One of the victims happened to write a book

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That's why they're on trial and nobody else

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Do you know how many camps there were in Europe

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People go on about how much did everyone know

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Who knew What did they know Everyone knew

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Our parents our teachers That isn't the question

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The question is How'd you let this happen

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Better Why didn't you kill yourself when you found out

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Thousands That's how many There were thousands of camps

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Everyone knew

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بدأت وأنا أؤمن بتلك المحاكـمة اعتقـدت أنهـا عظـيمة

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والآن أعتقـد أنهـا مجـرد انحـراف

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حقـا انحـراف عن مـاذا

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تخـتارون سـتة نسـاء وتضـعونهن في السـجن

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وتقـولون أنهـن الشـريرات وأنهـن المذنبـات

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لأن واحـدة من الضحـايا قد كتـبت كتـابا

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لهـذا السـبب تجـري محاكمتهـن وليـس أحـدا آخـر

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هل تعـرف كم كان عـدد المعسـكرات في أوروبـا

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يتسـاءل النـاس عـن قـدر المعـرفة التي يحـملها كل منـا

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مـ ن يعـرفون مـاذا يعـرفون

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الجـميع يعـرف أبـاؤنا أسـاتذتنـا

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ليـس هـذا هو السـؤال

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السـؤال هو كيف سـمحت لذلك أن يحـدث

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والأفضـل لمـاذا لم تقتـل نفسـك عنـدما علمـت بما حـدث

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الآلاف هـذا عـددهم كان هنـاك الآلاف من المعسـكرات

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الجـميع يعـرف

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Au début je croyais en ce procès

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Je trouvais ça très bien Aujourd'hui je crois que c'est

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que c'est une diversion Ah oui

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Une diversion Mais de quoi

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On choisit six femmes On leur fait un procès

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Et on dit Voilà c'est elles

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qui ont fait le mal c'est elles les coupables Parce qu'il se trouve

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qu'une des victimes a écrit un livre

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C'est pour ça qu'elles sont au tribunal

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Elles et personne d'autre Vous savez combien l'Europe

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comptait de camps de la mort

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Les gens demandent toujours ce qu'on savait exactement

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Qui savait Que savaient ils

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Tout le monde savait

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Nos parents nos professeurs

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Mais la question n'est pas là La question est

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Comment avez vous pu laisser arriver

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une chose pareille Et mieux encore pourquoi ne vous êtes vous pas tués

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quand vous avez appris

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Des milliers Chut

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Voilà combien il y en avait Des milliers de camps

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Tout le monde était au courant

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Anfangs glaubte ich an das Recht Ich dachte es sei toll Es ist eine Diversion

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Von was

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Sie wählen sechs frauen aus bringen sie vor Gericht weil ein Opfer ein Buch geschieben

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hat desswegen wird ihnen der Prozess gemacht und niemandem sonst

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Wissen sie wieviele Lager es in Europa gab

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Alle behaubten wie viel sie wissen wer weiss es und was

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Alle haben es gewusst unsere Eltern Lehrer das ist nicht die Frage sondern wie ist das

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passiert und warum haben sie sich nicht umgebracht als sie es erfahren haben

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Es waren tausende alle haben das gewusst

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I started out believing in this trial I thought it was great

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Now I think it's it's just a diversion

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Yes Diversion from what

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You choose six women you put them on trial

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you say They were the evil ones they were the guilty ones

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One of the victims happened to write a book

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That's why they're on trial and nobody else

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Do you know how many camps there were in Europe

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People go on about how much did everyone know

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Who knew What did they know Everyone knew

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Our parents our teachers That isn't the question

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The question is How'd you let this happen

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Better Why didn't you kill yourself when you found out

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Thousands That's how many There were thousands of camps

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Everyone knew

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Поначалу я верил в этот суд

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Я был в восторге

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А теперь я вижу что это лишь представление

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Представление Какого рода

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Вы выбираете шесть женщин отправляете их под суд

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и заявляете Они плохие Они виновны

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И все потому что одна из жертв взяла и написала книгу

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Только поэтому они попали на скамью подсудимых

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А вы знаете сколько таких лагерей было по всей Европе

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Все только и твердят о том что все знали

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Так где же они Что они знали Все знали правду

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Наши родители учителя Вопрос не в этом

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Вопрос в том как вы это допустили

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Или почему вы не покончили с собой когда узнали об этом

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Тысячи Здесь были тысячи лагерей И все об этом знали

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Empezaba a creer en este juicio Pensaba que era importante

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Ahora creo que es sólo un juego

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Sí Un juego

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Usted elige a seis mujeres Las pone en tela de juicio

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Dice fueron las malas fueron las culpables

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Porque a una de las víctimas se le ocurrió

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escribir un libro

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Por eso se las juzga a ellas y a nadie más

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Saben cuántos campos hubo en Europa

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La gente insiste en preguntar cuánto sabían todos

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Quién lo sabía Qué sabían

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Todos lo sabían Nuestros padres nuestros profesores

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Esa no es la cuestión

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La cuestión es cómo pudieron dejar que sucediera

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Y sobre todo por qué no se suicidaron cuando lo descubrieron

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Cientos Eso es Hubo cientos de campos

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Todo el mundo lo sabía

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Duration

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Timestamp in Movie

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Mar 11, 2026

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Movie Summary

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.