Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

Leave Normal Behind.

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.

Release Date: September 5, 2005
Runtime: 1h 45m
Rating: 7.3/10 (817 votes)

Director: Liev Schreiber

Cast: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin, Jana Hrabětova, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Samudovsky, Oleksandr Choroshko, Gil Kazimirov

Production: Stillking Films, Warner Independent Pictures, Telegraph Films, Big Beach

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IMDb Official Site

Budget: $7M
Revenue: $4M

Full Cast (14 people)

Elijah Wood as Jonathan Safran Foer
Eugene Hutz as Alex
Boris Lyoskin as Grandfather
Jana Hrabětova as Jonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran Foer as Leaf Blower
Stephen Samudovsky as Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
Oleksandr Choroshko as Alexander Perchov, Father
Gil Kazimirov as Igor
Zuzana Hodková as Alex's Mother
Ljubomir Dezera as Young Jonathan
Laryssa Lauret as Lista
Tereza Veselkova as Augustine
Lukáš Král as Young Grandfather
Vera Sindelarova as Young Lista

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Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

Leave Normal Behind.

Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

Leave Normal Behind.

105 min

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.

Leave Normal Behind.

105 min

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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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$7,000,000

Revenue$3,601,974

Release Date9/5/2005

Director & Writers

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

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Production Companies

Stillking Films

Warner Independent Pictures

Telegraph Films

Keywords

blindness and impaired vision

grandparent grandchild relationship

journey in the past

closeted homosexual

Spoken Languages

Production Countries

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Cast

Elijah Wood

as Jonathan Safran Foer

Eugene Hutz

as Alex

Boris Lyoskin

as Grandfather

JH

Jana Hrabětova

as Jonathan's Grandmother

Jonathan Safran Foer

as Leaf Blower

SS

Stephen Samudovsky

as Jonathan's Grandfather Safran

OC

Oleksandr Choroshko

as Alexander Perchov, Father

GK

Gil Kazimirov

as Igor

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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…

How long is Everything Is Illuminated?▾

1h 45m

When was Everything Is Illuminated released?▾

September 5, 2005

Who directed Everything Is Illuminated?▾

Liev Schreiber

Who stars in Everything Is Illuminated?▾

Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin

What genre is Everything Is Illuminated?▾

Comedy, Drama