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You're Michael Berg?

You're Michael Berg?- Yes. Thank you for calling me.You got my letter? I have it here. As...

The Reader • 2008

You're Michael Berg?- Yes. Thank you for calling me.You got my letter? I have it here. As I say, Hanna Schmitzis coming up for release very soon. Hanna has been in prisonfor over 20 years. She has no family. She has no friends. You're her only contact. And I'm told you don't visit her. No, I don't. When she gets out,she's going to need a job. She's going to need somewhere to live. You can't imagine how frighteningthe modern world will seem to her

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You're Michael Berg Yes

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Thank you for calling me You got my letter

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I have it here

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As I say Hanna Schmitz is coming up for release very soon

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Hanna has been in prison for over 20 years

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She has no family

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She has no friends

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You're her only contact

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And I'm told you don't visit her

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No I don't

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When she gets out she's going to need a job

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She's going to need somewhere to live

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You can't imagine how frightening the modern world will seem to her

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سـيد مايكـل بيـرج نعـم

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برلـين الغربية 1980 شـكرا لاتصـالك بي

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برلـين الغربية 1988 هل تسـلمت خطـابي

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نعـم إنه أمـامي

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كما أخـبرتك سيتـم الافـراج عن هـانا شـميتز في القريب العـاجل

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هـانا قضـت في السـجن ما يزيـد على 20 عـاما

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ليـس لديهـا عائـلة ليـس لديهـا أصـدقاء

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أنت الوحـيد الذي على صـلة بها

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أخـبروني بأنك لا تزورهـا

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لا لم أفعـل

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عنـدما سـتخرج ستحـتاج إلى عمـل ستحـتاج إلى مكـان للسـكن

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لا يمكـن أن تتخـيل كم سـيكون العـالم الجـديد مرعـبا بالنسـبة لهـا

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Oui

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Berlin Ouest 1999

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Merci de m'avoir rappelée Vous avez reçu ma lettre

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Je l'ai juste ici

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Je disais donc Hanna Schmitz sera bientôt

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au moment de sa libération

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Hanna a passé en prison les dernières 20 années

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Elle n'a aucune famille ni aucun ami

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Vous êtes son seul contact

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Et on me dit que vous ne lui rendez pas visite

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Non c'est juste

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Quand elle va sortir il va lui falloir un emploi

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il va lui falloir un endroit pour vivre

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Vous n'avez pas idée à quel point le monde moderne

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va lui sembler terrifiant

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Sind Sie Michael Berg Ja

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Danke dass die mich angerufen haben Haben sie meinen Brief erhalten

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Ja Wie ich erwähnte Hanna wird bald rauskommen

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Im Gefängniss ist sie jetzt seit 20 Jahren Sie hat keine Freunde und keine Familie

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Sie sind ihre einzige Kontaktperson und mir wurde gesagt dass sie sie nicht besuchen kommen

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So ist es

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Wenn sie rauskommt braucht sie einen Job und einen Platz zum Leben

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Sie wissen gar nicht wie schreklich für sie die moderne Welt sein wird

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You're Michael Berg Yes

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Thank you for calling me You got my letter

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I have it here

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As I say Hanna Schmitz is coming up for release very soon

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Hanna has been in prison for over 20 years

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She has no family

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She has no friends

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You're her only contact

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And I'm told you don't visit her

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No I don't

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When she gets out she's going to need a job

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She's going to need somewhere to live

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You can't imagine how frightening the modern world will seem to her

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Вы Михаэль Берг Да

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Западный Берлин 1988 год

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Спасибо что позвонили Вы получили мое письмо

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Да оно у меня Я хотела сообщить

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что очень скоро Ханна Шмитц выйдет на свободу

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Она провела в тюрьме больше двадцати лет

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У нее нет ни родных ни друзей

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Она поддерживала связь только с вами

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Хотя мне сказали что вы её не навещали

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Нет

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Когда она выйдет на свободу ей понадобится работа и жильё

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Вы не представляете

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каким пугающим для нее может оказаться современный мир

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Sr Michael Berg

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Sí

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Gracias por llamarme

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Recibió mi carta

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La tengo aquí

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Como le decía Hanna Schmitz está por ser liberada pronto

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Hanna estuvo en prisión por más de veinte años

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No tiene familia No tiene amigos

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Usted es su único contacto

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Y me dijeron que usted no la visita

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No No lo hago

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Cuando salga va a necesitar un trabajo Va a necesitar un lugar donde vivir

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Se imagina cuán aterrador le parecerá el mundo moderno

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Timestamp in Movie

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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.