Stars
Eugene Hutz
Elijah Wood
Jonathan Safran Foer
Jana Hrabetova
Stephen Samudovsky
Ljubomir Dezera
Oleksandr Choroshko
Gil Kazimirov
Zuzana Hodkova
Mikki
Writers
Jonathan Safran Foer
Liev Schreiber
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Eugene Hutz | Character: Alex
Actor: Elijah Wood | Character: Jonathan Safran Foer
Actor: Jonathan Safran Foer | Character: Leaf Blower
Actor: Jana Hrabetova | Character: Jonathan's Grandmother
Actor: Stephen Samudovsky | Character: Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
Actor: Ljubomir Dezera | Character: Young Jonathan
Actor: Oleksandr Choroshko | Character: Alexander Perchov, Father
Actor: Gil Kazimirov | Character: Igor
Actor: Zuzana Hodkova | Character: Alex's Mother
Actor: Mikki | Character: Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.
Actor: Mouse | Character: Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.
Actor: Boris Lyoskin | Character: Grandfather
Actor: Robert Chytil | Character: Breakdancer
Actor: Jaroslava Sochova | Character: Woman on Train
Actor: Sergei Ryabtsev | Character: Ukrainian Band Member
Actor: Yuri Lemeshev | Character: Ukrainian Band Member
Actor: Pamela Racine | Character: Ukrainian Band Member
Actor: Oleksandr Houtz | Character: Ukrainian Band Member
Actor: Ludmila Kartouska | Character: Hotel Waitress
Actor: Igor Latta | Character: Old Man at Fair
Actor: Eugenin Marandic | Character: Fair Goer
Actor: Orest Tkachuk | Character: Fair Goer
Actor: Elias Bauer | Character: Goatherder Boy
Actor: Jurij Kokyrc | Character: Well Digger
Actor: Sergej Kapitan | Character: Well Digger
Actor: Jaroslav Jurichkanc | Character: Well Digger
Actor: Igor Savivskij | Character: Well Digger
Actor: Jan Filipenský | Character: Well Digger
Actor: Bert Schneider | Character: Nazi Officer
Actor: Tereza Veselkova | Character: Augustine
Actor: Laryssa Lauret | Character: Lista
Actor: Lukás Král | Character: Young Grandfather, Baruch
Actor: Vera Sindelarova | Character: Young Lista
[Directors Group]
Name: Liev Schreiber | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Jonathan Safran Foer | Role: Writer
Name: Liev Schreiber | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Kelley Cribben | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Karnowski | Role: Producer
Name: David Minkowski | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Saraf | Role: Producer
Name: Matthew Stillman | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Turtletaub | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Paul Cantelon | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Matthew Libatique | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Andrew Marcus | Role: Editor
Name: Craig McKay | Role: Editor
[Casting Group]
Name: Avy Kaufman | Role: Casting Director
[Production Design Group]
Name: Mark Geraghty | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Martin Vackár | Role: Art Director
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Johnny Byrne | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Michael Clancy | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Georgina Abanto | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tomás Kuchta | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Veronika Riehs | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lucie Vybiralova | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Martina Burgetová | Role: Production Manager
Name: Kelley Cribben | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tom Karnowski | Role: Production Manager
Name: Amy Kaufman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ravi D. Mehta | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jakub Dvořák | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Helena Frankova | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jude Gorjanc | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jan Menšík | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Maggie Murphy | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kieron Phipps | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Amanda Taylor | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Kasia Adamik | Role: Art Department
Name: Elizabeth Colomba | Role: Art Department
Name: Frantisek Copf | Role: Art Department
Name: Sarka Halastova | Role: Art Department
Name: Kamil Najser | Role: Art Department
Name: Vladimir Pavlu | Role: Art Department
Name: Michal Svoboda | Role: Art Department
Name: Stanislav Sůva | Role: Art Department
Name: Adam Trachtman | Role: Art Department
Name: Petra Trachtmanova | Role: Art Department
Name: Kurt van der Basch | Role: Art Department
Name: David Vondrasek | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Dave Bihldorff | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Bolton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rick Chefalas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marko A. Costanzo | Role: Sound Department
Name: André Dias | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kenna Doeringer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Fleischman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Petr Forejt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lawrence Herman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bobby Johanson | Role: Sound Department
Name: George A. Lara | Role: Sound Department
Name: Branka Mrkic | Role: Sound Department
Name: James P. Nichols | Role: Sound Department
Name: Igor Nikolic | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sarah Jean Porter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roman Rigo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wyatt Sprague | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Urmson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steven Visscher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Deborah Wallach | Role: Sound Department
[Special Effects]
Name: Jirí Vojtech | Role: Special Effects
[Visual Effects]
Name: Randall Balsmeyer | Role: Visual Effects
Name: J. John Corbett | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Roland Friedrich | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Miro Gal | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Maros Kesjar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Helena Keslova | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vladimir Koller | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vít Komrzý | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Loudil | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Zdenek Machuta | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jay Mallet | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vladimír Matousek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Beth Moran | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Pik | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jim Rider | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jirí Sabata | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Amit Sethi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Julie Shevach | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rasto Simocko | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jiri Stamfest | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mike Trinker | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Vseticek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Vána | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Andrea Kinsky | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Boris Benkovski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Václav Cermak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivo Cervenka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Milan Chadima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lamont Crawford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Magela Crosignani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Neil Davidson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yaffa Eliach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jiri Gazda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivo Gresak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ingo Gärtner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marek Havel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jiri Horych | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jarda Hromadka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ladislav Hruby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stepan Jezek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vaclav Kares | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tomas Konvalinka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pavel Kurak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Radek Kuzdas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Viktor Lonek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Julia Mintz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John J. Moers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frantisek Novák | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miroslav Pavlik | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Petr Procházka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carsten Thoms | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josef Valta | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zdenek Vodvarka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jan Vojtech | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zdeněk Vávra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark McDevitt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Casting Department]
Name: Nancy Bishop | Role: Casting Department
Name: Max Bollinger | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jessica Daniels | Role: Casting Department
Name: Kate Dowd | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jirí Hrstka | Role: Casting Department
Name: Noelle Trkulja | Role: Casting Department
Name: Olga Záhorbenská | Role: Casting Department
[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Gabriela Horská | Role: Costume Department
Name: Patricie Palmer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katerina Polanska | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ljuba Rezinckova | Role: Costume Department
Name: Helena Rovná | Role: Costume Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Ernest Leif Boyd | Role: Editorial Department
Name: George Bunce | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John Crowley | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kate Eales | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Conor Guy | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jeff Huston | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ales Janouch | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Eva Jindráková | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Koubik | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Attila Kovacs | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ondrej Stibinger | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Franklin Vargas | Role: Editorial Department
[Location Management]
Name: Daniela Buzgová | Role: Location Management
Name: Petr Skvor | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Isaiah Abolin | Role: Music Department
Name: Nancy Allen | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Burger | Role: Music Department
Name: John Carbonara | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Cassier | Role: Music Department
Name: Gary Chester | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Deming | Role: Music Department
Name: Jonathan Dinklage | Role: Music Department
Name: Tony Finno | Role: Music Department
Name: Eric V. Hachikian | Role: Music Department
Name: Susan Jacobs | Role: Music Department
Name: Richard King | Role: Music Department
Name: Wolfram Koessel | Role: Music Department
Name: Sonny Kompanek | Role: Music Department
Name: Annette Kudrak | Role: Music Department
Name: Jack Livesey | Role: Music Department
Name: Suzana Peric | Role: Music Department
Name: Marc Ribot | Role: Music Department
Name: Matt Rocker | Role: Music Department
Name: Seth Rothschild | Role: Music Department
Name: Derek Somaru | Role: Music Department
Name: Ted Sperling | Role: Music Department
Name: Reed Taylor | Role: Music Department
Name: Douglas Wieselman | Role: Music Department
Name: Ron Caswell | Role: Music Department
Name: David Cerrutti | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephanie Cummins | Role: Music Department
Name: Nick Danielson | Role: Music Department
Name: Danielle Farina | Role: Music Department
Name: Brad Gemeinhardt | Role: Music Department
Name: Conrad Harris | Role: Music Department
Name: Sheryl Henze | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Kuney | Role: Music Department
Name: Ariane L'Allemand | Role: Music Department
Name: Diane Lesser | Role: Music Department
Name: Frank London | Role: Music Department
Name: Todd Low | Role: Music Department
Name: Jeremy McCoy | Role: Music Department
Name: Yurika Mok | Role: Music Department
Name: Tara Helen O'Connor | Role: Music Department
Name: Bryan Pugh | Role: Music Department
Name: Marcus Rojas | Role: Music Department
Name: Stewart Rose | Role: Music Department
Name: Sergei Ryabtsev | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Sackler-Berner | Role: Music Department
Name: James Saporito | Role: Music Department
Name: Jenny Scheinman | Role: Music Department
Name: Stacey Shames | Role: Music Department
Name: Jason Stasium | Role: Music Department
Name: Caterina Svepes | Role: Music Department
Name: Angie Teo | Role: Music Department
Name: Lisa Tipton | Role: Music Department
Name: Entcho Todorov | Role: Music Department
Name: Jessica Troy | Role: Music Department
Name: Asmira Woodward-Page | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Miroslav Mika | Role: Production Department
Name: Mutuana Mudher Mohmed | Role: Production Department
Name: Lenka Pavlakova | Role: Production Department
Name: Justin Ritson | Role: Production Department
Name: Justin Hamilton Salem | Role: Production Department
Name: Katerina Silna | Role: Production Department
Name: Goran Uljanic | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Nada Pinter | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Transportation Department]
Name: Jiri Fleischer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Silvie Jančulová | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Lada Vacik | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pavel Voracek | Role: Transportation Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Judy Aley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Allsberry | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lauren Barnhart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Oksana Batuik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mandy Butler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Cooper | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Cusick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wendy Finster | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Fitzgerald | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jiri Fleischer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jennifer Zolten Freed | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bert Hilaire | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lubomir Janci | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tomas Jeseticky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karel Jinda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pavel Jumer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vladimir Kesl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vera Kohakova | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tomas Kreisl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yana Collins Lehman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandy Lizaola-Hernandez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paula P. Manzanedo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Boone Narr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zack Neuman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lidiya Nychyk | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michal Pokorný | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sara Pollack | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victor Quinaz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Reedy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zdenek Richter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucie Ryan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Corey Stewart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jiri Tichacek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gerard Ward | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Ziak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: A.M. Lukas | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Everything Is Illuminated | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3936682265/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3936682265/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564224848419.mp4?Expires=1788400182&Signature=XuMD8VrhNZKsLH6LWasKSDsF~HpHEQ5Z9jvwWOY5r~HH4dDud~AKErjPC0uG744hDkHZP~MXnne5B1IfmCVyo3nFSp3VHT4EWt4MUIabJ5WIPI1ieU3Iz90U-tqYWHXxvzypkYCjcc62DIu6cIUd9Bdxcr2Q8062N3oJ5dXm15xJYLazFJfAydw3-bfFXfnbIpr5Ltk3mC2zdoDIPtTXPa9XtizH2wP7gNJxB7CMaCyYyUQkFk5ZDoT-Jd-itMKDMzSPiytMDUbispL4YmcdIybyTYC0fPrYmfG7snzSS6NrslA5eVSA289oXhpgMKrzmYvD1VtaBGTtkZpXXCrUqA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
United States: September 3, 2005 (Telluride Film Festival)
Italy: September 5, 2005 (Venice Film Festival)
France: September 6, 2005 (Deauville Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 16, 2005 (limited)
Brazil: October 5, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Brazil: October 25, 2005 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Mexico: November 4, 2005
Italy: November 11, 2005
Brazil: November 18, 2005 (limited)
Australia: November 24, 2005
United Kingdom: November 25, 2005
Ireland: November 25, 2005
Norway: November 27, 2005 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Argentina: December 1, 2005
Spain: December 2, 2005 (Festival de Cine de Gijón)
France: December 14, 2005
Germany: December 15, 2005
Austria: December 16, 2005
Spain: January 13, 2006
Sweden: February 4, 2006 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Switzerland: February 16, 2006 (German speaking region)
Israel: April 21, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Japan: April 29, 2006 (Tokyo)
Iceland: May 4, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Norway: May 24, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: May 24, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: June 6, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: June 14, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Poland: May 15, 2015 (TV release)
Awards
Winner | 2005 | National Board of Review, USA | Special Recognition | Everything Is Illuminated | For excellence in filmmaking.
Winner | 2005 | Bratislava International Film Festival | Audience Award | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Winner | 2005 | Bratislava International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Winner | 2005 | São Paulo International Film Festival | International Jury Award | Best Screenplay | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Nominee | 2005 | São Paulo International Film Festival | International Jury Award | Best Feature Film | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Nominee | 2005 | Bratislava International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Nominee | 2006 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Amanda | Best DVD (Årets DVD) | Everything Is Illuminated
Winner | 2005 | Venice Film Festival | Laterna Magica Prize | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Winner | 2005 | Venice Film Festival | Biografilm Award | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Nominee | 2006 | Golden Trailer Awards | Golden Trailer | Best Music | Everything Is Illuminated
Winner | 2006 | Pacific Meridian International Film Festival of Asia Pacific Countries | Jury Award | Best Actor | Boris Lyoskin, Everything Is Illuminated
Nominee | 2005 | Gijón International Film Festival | Grand Prix Asturias | Best Film | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Nominee | 2005 | Venice Film Festival | Venice Horizons Award | Best Film | Liev Schreiber, Everything Is Illuminated
Box Office
Argentina: USD 59758
Austria: USD 8714
Australia: USD 89094
Germany: USD 205608
Spain: USD 202794
United Kingdom: USD 105305
Italy: USD 1094152
Mexico: USD 93652
Domestic: USD 1712337
Period: Nov 25 – 27, 2005 | Rank: 63 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 24 | Gross to date: USD 1705595 | Interval gross: USD 17357 | Per theater average: USD 723
Period: Nov 24 – 27, 2005 | Rank: 38 | Theaters: 24 | Gross to date: USD 1705595 | Interval gross: USD 20604 | Per theater average: USD 858
Period: Nov 23 – 27, 2005 | Rank: 38 | Theaters: 24 | Gross to date: USD 1705595 | Interval gross: USD 22737 | Per theater average: USD 947
Period: Nov 18 – 20, 2005 | Rank: 59 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 34 | Gross to date: USD 1678126 | Interval gross: USD 19779 | Per theater average: USD 581
Period: Nov 11 – 13, 2005 | Rank: 53 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 50 | Gross to date: USD 1644300 | Interval gross: USD 43134 | Per theater average: USD 862
Period: Nov 4 – 6, 2005 | Rank: 49 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 72 | Gross to date: USD 1571352 | Interval gross: USD 65000 | Per theater average: USD 902
Period: Oct 28 – 30, 2005 | Rank: 45 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 99 | Gross to date: USD 1463961 | Interval gross: USD 99707 | Per theater average: USD 1007
Period: Oct 21 – 23, 2005 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 110 | Gross to date: USD 1299423 | Interval gross: USD 177534 | Per theater average: USD 1613
Period: Oct 14 – 16, 2005 | Rank: 29 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 110 | Gross to date: USD 1044443 | Interval gross: USD 211229 | Per theater average: USD 1920
Period: Oct 7 – 9, 2005 | Rank: 33 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 85 | Gross to date: USD 747435 | Interval gross: USD 220978 | Per theater average: USD 2599
Period: Oct 7 – 10, 2005 | Rank: 24 | Theaters: 85 | Gross to date: USD 776946 | Interval gross: USD 250489 | Per theater average: USD 2946
Period: Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2005 | Rank: 30 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 60 | Gross to date: USD 457646 | Interval gross: USD 185076 | Per theater average: USD 3084
Period: Sep 23 – 25, 2005 | Rank: 36 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 26 | Gross to date: USD 225513 | Interval gross: USD 132519 | Per theater average: USD 5096
Period: Sep 16 – 18, 2005 | Rank: 45 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 66806 | Interval gross: USD 66806 | Per theater average: USD 11134