CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 45m · PG-13
Everything Is Illuminated

Leave Normal Behind.

72%(848)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byLiev Schreiber

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
September 5, 2005
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$3,601,974
Studios
Stillking FilmsWarner Independent PicturesBig Beach

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Everything Is Illuminated Trailer

Everything Is Illuminated Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Jonathan Safran Foer

Eugene Hutz

Eugene Hutz

Alex

Boris Lyoskin

Boris Lyoskin

Grandfather

Jana Hrabětova

Jonathan's Grandmother

Jonathan Safran Foer

Jonathan Safran Foer

Leaf Blower

Stephen Samudovsky

Jonathan's Grandfather Safran

Oleksandr Choroshko

Alexander Perchov, Father

Gil Kazimirov

Igor

Zuzana Hodková

Alex's Mother

Ljubomir Dezera

Young Jonathan

Creative team
Directed by
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Written by
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Produced by
David Minkowski
David Minkowski
Peter Saraf

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