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Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

"Leave Normal Behind."

7.3/10 1h 46m Sep 05, 2005
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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Movie Details

Original Title Everything Is Illuminated
Original Language EN
Budget $7,000,000
Revenue $3,601,974
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Jonathan Safran Foer
Popularity: 3.3
Eugene Hutz
Eugene Hutz
Alex
Popularity: 1.6
Boris Lyoskin
Boris Lyoskin
Grandfather
Popularity: 0.8
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Jana Hrabětova
Jonathan's Grandmother
Popularity: 0.1
Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer
Leaf Blower
Popularity: 1.3
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Stephen Samudovsky
Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
Popularity: 0.1
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Oleksandr Choroshko
Alexander Perchov, Father
Popularity: 1.1
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Gil Kazimirov
Igor
Popularity: 0.1
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Zuzana Hodková
Alex's Mother
Popularity: 4.0
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Ljubomir Dezera
Young Jonathan
Popularity: 0.3
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Laryssa Lauret
Lista
Popularity: 0.3
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Tereza Veselkova
Augustine
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Producer Tom Karnowski, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf
Editor Craig McKay, Andrew Marcus
Director Liev Schreiber
Screenplay Liev Schreiber
Executive Producer Matthew Stillman

Production

Stillking Films
CZ
Warner Independent Pictures
US
Telegraph Films
Big Beach
US

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Keywords

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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Details
Release Date September 5, 2005
Runtime 1h 46m
Budget $7,000,000
Revenue $3,601,974
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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