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Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

# Leave Normal Behind.
Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 7,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Ukrainian , Russian , English
📆 Date Released: 2005-09-05
⌚ Running Time: 106 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.266

Beloved Cast

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

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