The Reader (2008 film) is a film that opened in limited release in 2009.
The Reader is a 2008 German-American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by David Hare , based on the 1995 German novel of the same name by Bernhard Schlink . Production began in Germany in September 2007 , and the film opened in limited release on December 10 , 2008 .