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Everything Is Illuminated
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7.3A 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.
Released: 2005-09-05105 minDir: Liev SchreiberComedy, DramaBudget: $7.0MBox office: $3.6M
Cast
- 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
Themes
- blindness and impaired vision
- nazi
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- mass murder
- pop culture
- journey in the past
- souvenir
- collector
- antisemitism
- photograph
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
60,839 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total
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