Directed by:
Liev SchreiberScreenplay:
Liev SchreiberCinematography:
Matthew LibatiqueComposer:
Paul CantelonCast:
Eugene Hutz, Elijah Wood, Boris Lyoskin, Laryssa Lauret, Ljubomir Dezera, Gil Kazimirov, Zuzana Hodková, Stephen Samudovsky, Ludmila Kartousková (more)VOD (3)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Eugene Hutz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276235_6ae93c.jpg)
Eugene Hutz
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Live Earth (2007) (concert)
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
![Elijah Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/437/162437200_f66728.png)
Elijah Wood
USA
Best movies:
The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002 (2002) (video compilation)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Boris Lyoskin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
An Old, Old Tale (1968)
Laryssa Lauret
Poland
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Ljubomir Dezera
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Gil Kazimirov
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
![Zuzana Hodková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/242/161242753_9cc9c3.png)
Zuzana Hodková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV movie)
Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003) (series)
Stephen Samudovsky
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
![Ludmila Kartousková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402352_20418d.jpg)
Ludmila Kartousková
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Bludičky (2010) (TV movie)
3 Seasons in Hell (2009)
![Jan Pavel Filipenský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172495_b09f24.jpg)
Jan Pavel Filipenský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV movie)
Jonathan Safran Foer
USA
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Orest Tkachyk
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
The Zodiac Murders (2015) (series)
Milan Řehák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Maria Theresa (2017) (series)
Past (2020) (TV movie)
![Lukáš Král](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/358/162358001_8b2ffa.jpg)
Lukáš Král
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
Royal Affair (2012)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Jana Hrabětová
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Stříbrná vůně mrazu (2005) (TV movie)