Everything Is Illuminated
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “Leave Normal Behind.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Liev Schreiber
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
Elijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
Eugene HutzAlex
Boris LyoskinGrandfatherJ
Jana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran FoerLeaf BlowerS
Stephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather SafranO
Oleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, FatherG
Gil KazimirovIgorZ
Zuzana HodkováAlex's MotherL
Ljubomir DezeraYoung Jonathan🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Everything Is Illuminated about?
- 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.
- Who directed Everything Is Illuminated?
- Everything Is Illuminated was directed by Liev Schreiber.
- When was Everything Is Illuminated released?
- Everything Is Illuminated was released on September 5, 2005.
- How long is Everything Is Illuminated?
- Everything Is Illuminated has a runtime of 1h 45m.
- Where can I track Everything Is Illuminated?
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