Everything Is Illuminated
Everything Is Illuminated

Movie·2005·1h 45m

Everything Is Illuminated

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Country

United States of America

Language

Russian

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The Story

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.

Producer

Tom Karnowski, Marc Turtletaub

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Music

Paul Cantelon

Editor

Craig McKay

Themes

blindness and impaired visionnazigrandparent grandchild relationshipmass murderpop culturejourney in the pastsouvenircollectorantisemitismphotographcloseted homosexualgay theme

Production House

Stillking Films
Warner Independent Pictures
Telegraph Films
Big Beach

Audience Score

73%

817 votes

Skip9%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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Cast

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

Laryssa Lauret

Lista

Tereza Veselkova

Augustine

Lukáš Král

Lukáš Král

Young Grandfather

Vera Sindelarova

Young Lista

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Crew

Tom Karnowski

Producer

Marc Turtletaub

Marc Turtletaub

Producer

Matthew Libatique

Matthew Libatique

Director of Photography

Craig McKay

Craig McKay

Editor

Peter Saraf

Producer

Paul Cantelon

Original Music Composer

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Director, Screenplay

Kelley Cribben

Producer

Andrew Marcus

Editor

David Minkowski

David Minkowski

Producer

Matthew Stillman

Executive Producer

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