Movie·2005·1h 45m
Everything Is Illuminated
Leave Normal Behind.
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
Production House
Audience Score
825 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Elijah Wood
Jonathan Safran Foer
Eugene Hutz
Alex
Boris Lyoskin
Grandfather
Jana Hrabětova
Jonathan's Grandmother
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
Young Grandfather
Vera Sindelarova
Young Lista
// crew
Crew
Tom Karnowski
Producer
Marc Turtletaub
Producer
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography
Craig McKay
Editor
Peter Saraf
Producer
Paul Cantelon
Original Music Composer
Liev Schreiber
Director, Screenplay
Kelley Cribben
Producer
Andrew Marcus
Editor
David Minkowski
Producer
Matthew Stillman
Executive Producer
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