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Everything Is Illuminated

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.

1h 45m2005PG-13TMDb 7.2

ComedyDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Liev SchreiberLiev SchreiberDirectorElijah WoodElijah WoodJonathan Safran FoerEugene HutzEugene HutzAlexBoris LyoskinBoris LyoskinGrandfather
Jana HrabětovaJonathan's GrandmotherJonathan 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 VeselkovaAugustineLukáš KrálLukáš KrálYoung Grandfather
Vera SindelarovaYoung Lista

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
5 September 2005
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (847 votes)

Production

Director
Liev Schreiber
Writers
Liev Schreiber
Studios
Stillking Films, Warner Independent Pictures, Telegraph Films
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$7.0M
Revenue
$3.6M
Profit
$3.4M loss
Return
0.5×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Russian, Ukrainian, English