ComedyDrama
Everything Is Illuminated
“Leave Normal Behind.”
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.
Directed by Liev Schreiber, Matthew Stillman
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User score
832 votes
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Status
Released
Released
September 5, 2005
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
Russian, Ukrainian, English
Budget → Revenue
$7M → $3.6M
Top 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
