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Everything Is Illuminated
Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

Leave Normal Behind.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$7000000

Revenue

$3601974

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

7.263/10

Release Date

05 September 2005

Country

United States of America

Cast

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Jonathan Safran Foer

Eugene Hutz

Eugene Hutz

Alex

Boris Lyoskin

Boris Lyoskin

Grandfather

Jana Hrabětova

Jana Hrabětova

Jonathan's Grandmother

Jonathan Safran Foer

Jonathan Safran Foer

Leaf Blower

Stephen Samudovsky

Stephen Samudovsky

Jonathan's Grandfather Safran

Oleksandr Choroshko

Oleksandr Choroshko

Alexander Perchov, Father

Gil Kazimirov

Gil Kazimirov

Igor

Zuzana Hodková

Zuzana Hodková

Alex's Mother

Ljubomir Dezera

Ljubomir Dezera

Young Jonathan

Laryssa Lauret

Laryssa Lauret

Lista

Tereza Veselkova

Tereza Veselkova

Augustine

Lukáš Král

Lukáš Král

Young Grandfather

Vera Sindelarova

Vera Sindelarova

Young Lista

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