Everything Is Illuminated

Name: Everything Is Illuminated
Director: Liev Schreiber
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2005-09-05
Rating: 7.252

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Director: Liev Schreiber
Language: English
Released: 2005-09-05
Runtime: 1h 45m

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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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Cast

Elijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
Eugene HutzAlex
Boris LyoskinGrandfather
Jana Hrabětova — artwork unavailable
Jana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran FoerLeaf Blower
Stephen Samudovsky — artwork unavailable
Stephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather Safran
Oleksandr Choroshko — artwork unavailable
Oleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, Father
Gil Kazimirov — artwork unavailable
Gil KazimirovIgor
Zuzana Hodková — artwork unavailable
Zuzana HodkováAlex's Mother
Ljubomir Dezera — artwork unavailable
Ljubomir DezeraYoung Jonathan