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Where was Everything Is Illuminated filmed?

2005 film, directed by Liev Schreiber.

  • Czech Republic

The story is set in Ukraine.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Ukraine
Filmed in
Czech Republic
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About Everything Is Illuminated

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Released
2005
Director
Liev Schreiber
Cast
Eugene HützElijah WoodJonathan Safran FoerLaryssa LauretJan Pavel Filipenský
Genre
Comedy DramaDramaBiographical
Based on
Everything Is Illuminated

He searches for a small town called Trachimbrod that was wiped off the map when the Nazis liquidated Eastern European shtetls.

His guides, who drive up from Odesa to meet Jonathan as he arrives at the train station in Lviv, are a cranky, seemingly antisemitic grandfather, Alexander Perchov; his wound-up dog, Sammy Davis Jr.

Despite the tour guides' general uncaring attitude, after hearing Jonathan's compelling story, they decide they actually want to help him.

Famous lines from Everything Is Illuminated

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Or he.Jonathan
  • Which word?Alex
  • Yes, of course.Grandfather
  • Is the war over?Lista
  • Do you speak English?Grandfather

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