Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

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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.

• Released: 2005-09-05
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 855 votes

Directed by Liev Schreiber.

Top cast

• Elijah Wood as Jonathan Safran Foer
• Eugene Hutz as Alex
• Boris Lyoskin as Grandfather
• Jana Hrabětova as Jonathan's Grandmother
• Jonathan Safran Foer as Leaf Blower
• Stephen Samudovsky as Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
• Oleksandr Choroshko as Alexander Perchov, Father
• Gil Kazimirov as Igor
• Zuzana Hodková as Alex's Mother
• Ljubomir Dezera as Young Jonathan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Everything Is Illuminated

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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