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Elijah Wood in Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

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Everything Is Illuminated

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    This could either refer to Alex, his guide and friend, or more likely The old man, whose name was also Alex. I say "more likely" due to the fact that the birth year is 1903.

    Or this could be from the director and have nothing to do with the book or characters within.

    > The movie is fictional so that fact that the dedication is to an Alex is coincidental.

    Most likely, it's dedicated to Liev Schrieber's grandfather, Alex, since Schrieber wrote the screenplay and directed and produced the film.

    > Alexander Milgram, also known as Alex, was born January 15, 1906 in Ukraine and died August 14, 1993 at the age of 87 in Manhattan, New York. He was Liev's maternal grandfather.

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  • How long is Everything Is Illuminated?
    1 hour and 46 minutes
  • When was Everything Is Illuminated released?
    September 3, 2005
  • What is the IMDb rating of Everything Is Illuminated?
    7.4 out of 10
  • Who stars in Everything Is Illuminated?
    Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, and Boris Lyoskin
  • Who wrote Everything Is Illuminated?
    Liev Schreiber and Jonathan Safran Foer
  • Who directed Everything Is Illuminated?
    Liev Schreiber
  • Who was the composer for Everything Is Illuminated?
    Paul Cantelon
  • Who was the producer of Everything Is Illuminated?
    Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf
  • Who was the executive producer of Everything Is Illuminated?
    Matthew Stillman
  • Who was the cinematographer for Everything Is Illuminated?
    Matthew Libatique
  • Who was the editor of Everything Is Illuminated?
    Craig McKay and Andrew Marcus
  • Who are the characters in Everything Is Illuminated?
    Alex, Jonathan Safran Foer, Grandfather, and Lista
  • What is the plot of Everything Is Illuminated?
    A young Jewish American man, with the help of an eccentric local, endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
  • What was the budget for Everything Is Illuminated?
    $7 million
  • How much did Everything Is Illuminated earn at the worldwide box office?
    $3.6 million
  • How much did Everything Is Illuminated earn at the US box office?
    $1.71 million
  • What is Everything Is Illuminated rated?
    PG-13
  • What genre is Everything Is Illuminated?
    Comedy, Comedy Drama, and Drama
  • How many awards has Everything Is Illuminated won?
    7 awards
  • How many awards has Everything Is Illuminated been nominated for?
    13 nominations

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