TV Movie ·Drama ·Thriller ·Fantasy · Lithuania · 1999 · 1h 35m

The Devil's Arithmetic

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Director
Donna Deitch
Cast
Kirsten Dunst as Hannah Stern Brittany Murphy as Rivkah Paul Freeman as Rabbi Mimi Rogers as Leonore Stern Louise Fletcher as Aunt Eva Leonardas Pobedonoscevas as Isaac
Crew
Jacek Laskus — Director of Photography Robin Katz — Editor Robert J. Avrech — Writer Jane Yolen — Novel Murray Schisgal — Producer Lee Gottsegen — Producer
Tagline

She saw the truth with her own eyes.

Synopsis

An American-born Jewish adolescent, Hannah Stern, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives. However, she begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death camp in 1941. There she meets a young girl named Rivkah, a fellow captive in the camp. As Rivkah and Hannah struggle to survive in the face of daily atrocities, they form an unbreakable bond.

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booknazitraditionconcentration campholocaust (shoah)rabbipolanddeathwoman director
Key Collaborators
Donna Deitch Director Jacek Laskus Director of Photography Robin Katz Editor Robert J. Avrech Writer Jane Yolen Novel Murray Schisgal Producer Lee Gottsegen Producer Alex Kavanagh Costume Design Daiva Petrulytė Costume Design
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