Everything Is Illuminated
“Leave Normal Behind.”
2005•PG-13•1h 45m•7.3•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Liev Schreiber
Writer
Liev Schreiber
Budget
$7M
Revenue
$4M
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian, English
Studio
Stillking Films
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
Production
Company
Stillking Films
Company
Warner Independent Pictures
Company
Telegraph Films
Company
Big Beach
Producer
Tom Karnowski
Producer
Marc Turtletaub
Producer
Peter Saraf
Producer
Kelley Cribben
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