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The Devil's Arithmetic
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1999 film directed by Donna Deitch
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6.8An 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.
Released: 1999-03-2895 minDir: Donna DeitchTV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
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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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- tradition
- concentration camp
- holocaust (shoah)
- rabbi
- poland
- death
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 846626
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- publication date
- 1999-03-28
- title
- The Devil's Arithmetic
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Lithuania
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Vilnius
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IMDb
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Auschwitz
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Dustin Hoffman
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Kirsten Dunst
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Brittany Murphy
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Louise Fletcher
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Nazi concentration camp
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television film
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Mimi Rogers
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Caterina Scorsone
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Paul Freeman
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Jane Yolen
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Murray Schisgal
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historical fantasy
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Daniel Brocklebank
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Donna Deitch
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Categories
1990s films about time travel1990s historical fantasy films1999 American films1999 drama films1999 English-language films1999 films1999 science fiction films1999 television filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by Jane YolenFilms directed by Donna DeitchFilms scored by Frédéric TalgornFilms set in 1941Films shot in LithuaniaHolocaust filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterShowtime (TV network) films