Some people collect stamps, cigar bands or teacups. Jonathan saves memories of family: photos, cards, false teeth, handfuls of dirt - all sealed in individual bags and mounted on a wall. Now Jonathan seeks a more elusive memory. He'll journey to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis in 1942.
Liev Schreiber ('Scream', 'RKO 281') makes his debut on the other side of the camera, directing and adapting (from Jonathan Safran Foer's novel) an affecting road movie. Elijah Wood starts as buttoned-up Jonathan, and Eugene Hutz plays his language-battering Ukrainian guide. Join them as cultures clash...and as the road leads where they want to go yet never expected. They, and you, will emerge illuminated.
Production Year:
2005
Released:
Tue, 03/21/2006
Run Time Minutes:
105
Genres:
Adventure
Genres:
Comedy
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-2
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Eugene Hutz - Alex
Actors:
Elijah Wood - Jonathan Safran Foer
Actors:
Jonathan Safran Foer - Leaf Blower
Actors:
Jana Hrabetova - Jonathan's Grandmother
Actors:
Stephen Samudovsky - Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
Actors:
Ljubomir Dezera - Young Jonathan
Actors:
Oleksandr Choroshko - Alexander Perchov (Father)
Actors:
Gil Kazimirov - Igor
Actors:
Zuzana Hodkova - Alex's Mother
Actors:
Mikki & Mouse - Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.
Actors:
Boris Leskin - Grandfather
Actors:
Robert Chytil - Breakdancer
Actors:
Jaroslava Sochova - Woman on Train
Actors:
Sergei Ryabtsev - Ukrainian Band Member
Actors:
Jurij Lemeshev - Ukrainian Band Member
Actors:
Pamela Racine - Ukrainian Band Member
Actors:
Oleksandr Houtz - Ukrainian Band Member
Actors:
Ludmila Kartouska - Hotel Waitress
Actors:
Igor Latta - Old Man at Fair
Actors:
Eugenin Marandic - Fair Goer
Actors:
Orest Tkachuk - Fair Goer
Actors:
Elias Bauer - Goatherder Boy
Actors:
Jurij Kokyrc - Well Digger
Actors:
Sergei Kapitan - Well Digger
Actors:
Jaroslav Jurichkanc - Well Digger
Actors:
Igor Savivskij - Well Digger
Actors:
Jan Filipensky - Well Digger
Actors:
Bert Schneider - Nazi Officer
Actors:
Tereza Veselkova - Augustine
Actors:
Laryssa Lauret - Lista
Actors:
Lukas Kral - Young Grandfather, Baruch
Actors:
Vera Sindelarova - Young Lista