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Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

Leave Normal Behind.

  • 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.

Rating
7.2 / 10 (849 votes)
Release date
September 5, 2005
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
English
Director
Liev Schreiber
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Elijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
  • Eugene HutzAlex
  • Boris LyoskinGrandfather
  • Jana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
  • Jonathan 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

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