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.
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Cast
15 people
Elijah Wood
Jonathan Safran Foer
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Happy Feet
Boris Leskin
Grandfather
Eugene Hutz
Alex
Known for
Filth and Wisdom
Boris Lyoskin
Grandfather
Known for
Vampire's Kiss
Jana Hrabětova
Jonathan's Grandmother
No other roles listed
Jonathan Safran Foer
Leaf Blower
Also in
Wintergasten
Stephen Samudovsky
Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
No other roles listed
Oleksandr Choroshko
Alexander Perchov, Father
No other roles listed
Gil Kazimirov
Igor
Known for
The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding
Zuzana Hodková
Alex's Mother
Also in
Carnival Row
The Wheel of Time
Ljubomir Dezera
Young Jonathan
Also in
Vienna Crime Squad
Laryssa Lauret
Lista
Also in
Orange Is the New Black
The Doctors
Liev Schreiber Director · Jonathan Safran Foer Author Paul Cantelon Composer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $7M · United States release September 16, 2005
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,601,974
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Stillking Films
Production
Warner Independent Pictures
Production
Telegraph Films
Production
Big Beach
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
United States · September 3, 2005
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · September 16, 2005
Theatrical
Austria
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
France
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
December 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 6, 2006 · Digital
Ireland
November 25, 2005 · Digital
Italy
September 5, 2005 · Theatrical · Venice Film Festival
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
April 29, 2006 · Digital
Norway
September 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 16, 2006 · Digital
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