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The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic

She saw the truth with her own eyes.

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An American-born Jewish adolescent, Hannah Stern, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives. However, she begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death camp in 1941. There she meets a young girl named Rivkah, a fellow captive in the camp. As Rivkah and Hannah struggle to survive in the face of daily atrocities, they form an unbreakable bond.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.771/10

Release Date

28 March 1999

Country

Lithuania

Cast

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Rivkah

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Rabbi

Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

Leonore Stern

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Aunt Eva

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Isaac

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Vossel

Lilo Baur

Lilo Baur

Mina

Nitzan Sharron

Nitzan Sharron

Ariel

Shelly Skandrani

Shelly Skandrani

Leah

Daniel Brocklebank

Daniel Brocklebank

Shmuel

Caterina Scorsone

Caterina Scorsone

Jessica

Kirsty McFarland

Kirsty McFarland

Yetta

Rachel Roddy

Rachel Roddy

Esther

Ieva Jackeviciute

Ieva Jackeviciute

Miriam

Philip Rham

Philip Rham

Commandant Krieger

Daniel Rasch

Daniel Rasch

Officer Steinbach

Polina Soloveicik

Polina Soloveicik

Sarah

Stewart Bick

Stewart Bick

Burton Stern

Rimantas Bagdzevicius

Rimantas Bagdzevicius

Photographer Mendel

Liubomiras Laucevicius

Liubomiras Laucevicius

Doctor Hauptman

Sonata Paliukaityte

Sonata Paliukaityte

Gertrud

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Hans

Gabija Grusaite

Gabija Grusaite

Girl

Dominika Lekaite

Dominika Lekaite

Girl

Rugile Sablinskaite

Rugile Sablinskaite

Girl

Laura Selmistraite

Laura Selmistraite

Girl

Inga Tuminiene

Inga Tuminiene

Ingrid

Nijolė Narmontaitė

Nijolė Narmontaitė

Hedwig

Saulius Siparis

Saulius Siparis

Clumsy Guard

Arvydas Dapšys

Arvydas Dapšys

Efficient Guard

Lina Avizienis

Lina Avizienis

Dorrie

Janina Matekonytė

Janina Matekonytė

Sophie

Vilija Ramanauskaite

Vilija Ramanauskaite

Lily

Robertas Urbonas

Robertas Urbonas

Recorder

Andrius Žebrauskas

Andrius Žebrauskas

Recorder

Algimantas Maceina

Algimantas Maceina

Guard

Vitalis Gruodis

Vitalis Gruodis

Old Man on Crutch

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Uncle Morris

Myra Fooden

Myra Fooden

Aunt Ethel

Aron Tager

Aron Tager

Uncle Abe

Roselle Stone

Roselle Stone

Aunt Fanny

Harvey Sokoloff

Harvey Sokoloff

Cousin David

Hayley Hofbauer

Hayley Hofbauer

Elana

David Felton

David Felton

Jeremy

Abigail Plener

Abigail Plener

Leda

Ava Fitch

Ava Fitch

Aliza

Heather Bertram

Heather Bertram

Mary

Ace Daniels

Ace Daniels

Tattoo Artist

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

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