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A young Jewish-American man obsessed with his family history, Jonathan Safran Foer (Elijah Wood) decides to journey to the Ukraine to find out more about the life of his grandfather. Guided by Alex (Eugene Hutz), a rap-obsessed local, Jonathan ventures into the heartland of the Ukraine seeking to shed light on events that occurred to his grandfather during World War II. Joining Jonathan and Alex is the latter's surly grandfather (Boris Leskin) and a dog named Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

Comedy · 2013 · 1 hr 46 min
Director Liev Schreiber

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A young Jewish-American man obsessed with his family history, Jonathan Safran Foer (Elijah Wood) decides to journey to the Ukraine to find out more about the life of his grandfather. Guided by Alex (Eugene Hutz), a rap-obsessed local, Jonathan ventures into the heartland of the Ukraine seeking to shed light on events that occurred to his grandfather during World War II. Joining Jonathan and Alex is the latter's surly grandfather (Boris Leskin) and a dog named Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

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Average 6.4
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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
2013
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
Nie Nadano Kategorii Wiekowej
Region of Origin
United States
© 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Audio
English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles
English (CC), and 13 more...

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.