Everything Is Illuminated
Actor Liev Schreiber makes his directing debut with this quirky comedy/drama based on Jonathan Safran Foer's novel. Elijah Wood plays Jonathan, a self-appointed family historian who has become obsessed with the woman who once saved his grandfather's life, so much so that he heads to the Ukraine to find out more. Jonathan, his grandad and scene-stealing newcomer Eugene Hutz as guide and translator, head off cross-country into his family's past. Eye-catchingly vivid, funny, sad and, above all, illuminating.
Year: 2005
Genre: Art House Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Road Movies, Based on..., 2006
Country: USA
Director: Liev Schreiber
Starring: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin
Duration: 101 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains offensive language.
7.5/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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