Everything Is Illuminated

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Elijah Wood Jonathan Safran Foer

Eugene Hutz Alex

Boris Lyoskin Grandfather

Jana Hrabětova Jonathan's Grandmother

Jonathan Safran Foer Leaf Blower