Everything Is Illuminated
dir. Liev Schreiber
69
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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.
Critics consensus
Although it excises much from its famously dense source material, Everything is Illuminated is a quirky, ambitious debut film from Liev Schreiber.
Directed byLiev Schreiber
StarringElijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin, Jana Hrabětova, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Samudovsky
Written byLiev Schreiber
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
EditingCraig McKay
MusicPaul Cantelon
Everything Is Illuminated
2005 · PG-13 · 1h 45m
Comedy, Drama
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.
Our Verdict
69
Critics Consensus
Although it excises much from its famously dense source material, Everything is Illuminated is a quirky, ambitious debut film from Liev Schreiber.
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