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How far would you go to protect a secret?

Winslet's Oscar-winning turn hits our screens at last. The film starts off in 1958 when her character begins a sexual affair with a 16 year old boy. One day, she just disappears. Eight years later, he's a law student, and is shocked to discover that his former lover is now on trial as a Nazi prison guard. Her guilty sentence is assured, but he knows something that may affect the severity of her sentence. However he is ashamed of his affair with her, leaving him with a moral dilemma...

122 minutes, No persons under 16 (Sex, Nudity)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz
Director	Stephen Daldry
Screenplay	David Hare, from the book by Bernhard Schlink
Music	Nico Muhly
Cinematography	Roger Deakins, Chris Menges
Editing	Claire Simpson
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2008
Produced by	Mirage Enterprises, Neunte Babelsberg Film, The Weinstein Company
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	None
Nudity	Fairly frequent, no-sexual contexts, once scene shows flaccid male genitalia
Sex	Fairly frequent, moderate strength implication
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Social alcohol and tobacco
Comments	The themes are mature and unsuitable for younger viewers. An older woman has an affair with a 16 year old boy.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)
Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore	Guns / Weapons	Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs	Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour	Frightening / Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes	Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith	10
Die BurgerLaetitia Pople	15
Cape TimesKenneth Turan	10
iAfrica.comRebekah Kendal	15
The CitizenLeon van Nierop	18
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	15
24.comIvan Sadler	15
International Media
Box Office (USA)John P. McCarthy	10
Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert	18
Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers	15
ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs	13
Metacritic.com38 critics	12
RottenTomatoes.com174 critics	13
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer	12
Internet (IMDB)18502 Netizens	16

Average .. 69%	13

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