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Everything Is Illuminated
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Everything Is Illuminated

2005-09-05 · 105 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Drama

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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Production details

Directors
Liev Schreiber
Production companies
Stillking Films, Warner Independent Pictures, Telegraph Films, Big Beach
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 7,000,000
Revenue
USD 3,601,974

Top Cast

Elijah WoodElijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
Eugene HutzEugene HutzAlex
Boris LyoskinBoris LyoskinGrandfather
Jana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Safran FoerLeaf Blower
Stephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather Safran
Oleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, Father
Gil KazimirovIgor
Zuzana HodkováAlex's Mother
Ljubomir DezeraYoung Jonathan
Laryssa LauretLista
Tereza VeselkovaAugustine
Lukáš KrálLukáš KrálYoung Grandfather
Vera SindelarovaYoung Lista

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