The Reader (2008 film) production began in a country.
Germany ( listen ) , is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe . The country 's other major cities are Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart , Düsseldorf , Leipzig , Bremen , Dresden , Hannover and Nuremberg . The Reader (2008 film) . Production began in Germany in September 2007 , and the film opened in limited release on December 10 , 2008 .