Everything is Illuminated

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Everything is Illuminated

(2005)

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Overview

A film based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, in which 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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Liev Schreiber

Director, Screenplay
Jonathan Safran Foer

Author

Top Billed Cast

Elijah Wood

Jonathan Safran Foer
Eugene Hutz

Alex
Boris Leskin

Grandfather
Jana Hrabětova

Jonathan's Grandmother
Jonathan Safran Foer

Leaf Blower

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Release Information

September 16, 2005

PG-13
Theatrical

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Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.