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- 106 Minutes
- Warner Bros.
- Language English
- Country USA
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- Format: 1.85:1
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- Directed by Liev Schreiber
- Written by Jonathan Safran Foer, Liev Schreiber
- Starring Boris Leskin, Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Laryssa Lauret
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Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under absurd circumstances turns into a meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations -- the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the meaning of friendship.
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Won: B e s t S c r e e n p l a y , < e m > 2 0 0 5 S ? ?? ? o P a u l o I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l m F e s t i v a l < / e m >; L a t e r n a M a g i c a P r i z e , B i o g r a f i l m A w a r d , < e m > 2 0 0 5 V e n i c e
Nominated: I n t e r n a t i o n a l J u r y A w a r d , < e m > 2 0 0 5 S ? ?? ? o P a u l o I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l m F e s t i v a l 2 0 0 5 < / e m >
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It's funny and warm, with the sting of the horrific event that triggered the trip giving it a melancholy feel. -- Roger Moore, ORLANDO SENTINEL
- More on Everything is Illuminated:
- Profile of director Liev Schreiber
- Interview with director Liev Schreiber