Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Director: Liev Schreiber
Actors: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin
Runtime: 106 min
A young Jewish American decides to travel to Ukraine to find out more about his grandfather, one of the very few from his village who survived the Holocaust and saw the end of the war. The journey he undertakes is best described as amazing, partly because of the comic situations, partly because of the beautiful scenery, and partly because of the moving truth that awaits at the end of the path. This unusual film manages to stir strong emotions and to raise the question about the importance of the historical context for a proper understanding of the World we live in.
You can download this film or watch it online.
Related posts:
Z
Z (1969)
Director: Costa-Gavras
Actors: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Runtime: 127 min
This is a movie about Greece in the year...
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Actors: Roy Dupuis, Owen Sejake, James Gallanders
Runtime: 112 min
General Roméo Dal...
Grave of the Fireflies
Hotaru no haka (1988)
Director: Isao Takahata
Runtime: 89 min
A tragic story of two Japanese children left on their own in the midst od World War I...
Racism: A History
Racism: A History (TV mini-series 2007)
Director: Paul Tickell
Runtime: 3 x 59 min
An excellent overview of the history of racism from its origins ...