The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller, the real author introduces himself and begins to take over David's life.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Alain GsponerDirector
- Alex BureschWriter
Cast
- Daniel BrühlDavid Kern
- Hannah HerzsprungMarie
- Henry HübchenJacky
- Kirsten BlockKarin Kohler
- Anna Maria MüheKellnerin
- Marie GruberBuchhändlerin
- Katharina SchüttlerMitbewohnerin
- Godehard GieseTobi
- Torsten MichaelisInspizient
- Oliver BröckerJunger Händler
- Alexander KhuonRalph
- Henriette MüllerSabrina
Stills
Themes
plagiarismmanuscriptnovelist