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Everything Is Illuminated

2005 · 105 min

A quirky road trip through memory and trauma, balancing absurd humor with profound sorrow.

Directed by
Liev Schreiber
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin
Tagline
Leave Normal Behind.
Overview
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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Directed by
Liev Schreiber
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • grief
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Liev Schreiber
Written by
Liev Schreiber
Starring
Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Lyoskin, Jana Hrabětova, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Samudovsky, Oleksandr Choroshko, Gil Kazimirov
Music
Paul Cantelon
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian, English

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