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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Everything Is Illuminated opened in theaters September 16, 2005. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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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