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Everything Is Illuminated

2005105 min 7.2 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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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Release / first air2005-09-05
Original languageEN
GenresComedy, Drama
DirectorLiev Schreiber
WriterJonathan Safran Foer
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$3,601,974
ProductionStillking Films, Warner Independent Pictures

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10 cast members
Elijah WoodElijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
Eugene HutzEugene HutzAlex
Boris LyoskinBoris LyoskinGrandfather
Jana HrabětovaJana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Safran FoerLeaf Blower
Stephen SamudovskyStephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather Safran
Oleksandr ChoroshkoOleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, Father
Gil KazimirovGil KazimirovIgor
Zuzana HodkováZuzana HodkováAlex's Mother
Ljubomir DezeraLjubomir DezeraYoung Jonathan

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#blindness and impaired vision#nazi#grandparent grandchild relationship#mass murder#pop culture#journey in the past#souvenir#collector#antisemitism#photograph#closeted homosexual#gay theme#ukraine

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