Movie
Everything Is Illuminated
2005PG-131h 45m7.3 / 10
Leave Normal Behind.
A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
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Synopsis
A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
More about Everything Is Illuminated
Cast
Elijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
Eugene HutzAlex
Boris LyoskinGrandfatherJana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran FoerLeaf BlowerStephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather Safran
Oleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, Father
Gil KazimirovIgor
Credits
- Directed by
- Liev Schreiber
- Written by
- Liev Schreiber
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7M
- Box office
- $3.6M
Production
Stillking FilmsCzechia
Warner Independent PicturesUnited States- Telegraph Films
Big BeachUnited States
Themes
antisemitismblindness and impaired visioncloseted homosexualcollectorgay themegrandparent grandchild relationshipjourney in the pastmass murder
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