Everything Is Illuminated

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Elijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer

Eugene HutzAlex

Boris LyoskinGrandfather

Jana Hrabětova

Jana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother

Jonathan Safran FoerLeaf Blower

Stephen Samudovsky

Stephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather Safran

Oleksandr Choroshko

Oleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, Father

Gil Kazimirov

Gil KazimirovIgor

Zuzana Hodková

Zuzana HodkováAlex's Mother

Ljubomir Dezera

Ljubomir DezeraYoung Jonathan

Laryssa Lauret

Laryssa LauretLista

Tereza Veselkova

Tereza VeselkovaAugustine