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The Devil's Arithmetic

- She saw the truth with her own eyes.

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.

Release Date : 1999-03-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lithuanian Film StudioPunch ProductionsMillbrook Farm Productions

Production Country : LithuaniaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kirsten Dunst

Character Name : Hannah Stern

Original Name : Kirsten Dunst

Gender : Female

Brittany Murphy

Character Name : Rivkah

Original Name : Brittany Murphy

Gender : Female

Paul Freeman

Character Name : Rabbi

Original Name : Paul Freeman

Gender : Male

Mimi Rogers

Character Name : Leonore Stern

Original Name : Mimi Rogers

Gender : Female

Louise Fletcher

Character Name : Aunt Eva

Original Name : Louise Fletcher

Gender : Female

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Character Name : Isaac

Original Name : Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Gender : Male

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Character Name : Vossel

Original Name : Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Gender : Male

Lilo Baur

Character Name : Mina

Original Name : Lilo Baur

Gender : Male

Nitzan Sharron

Character Name : Ariel

Original Name : Nitzan Sharron

Gender : Male

Shelly Skandrani

Character Name : Leah

Original Name : Shelly Skandrani

Gender : Female

Daniel Brocklebank

Character Name : Shmuel

Original Name : Daniel Brocklebank

Gender : Male

Caterina Scorsone

Character Name : Jessica

Original Name : Caterina Scorsone

Gender : Female

Kirsty McFarland

Character Name : Yetta

Original Name : Kirsty McFarland

Gender : Male

Rachel Roddy

Character Name : Esther

Original Name : Rachel Roddy

Gender : Male

Ieva Jackeviciute

Character Name : Miriam

Original Name : Ieva Jackeviciute

Gender : Male

Philip Rham

Character Name : Commandant Krieger

Original Name : Philip Rham

Gender : Male

Daniel Rasch

Character Name : Officer Steinbach

Original Name : Daniel Rasch

Gender : Male

Polina Soloveicik

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Polina Soloveicik

Gender : Male

Stewart Bick

Character Name : Burton Stern

Original Name : Stewart Bick

Gender : Male

Rimantas Bagdzevičius

Character Name : Photographer Mendel

Original Name : Rimantas Bagdzevičius

Gender : Male

Liubomiras Laucevicius

Character Name : Doctor Hauptman

Original Name : Liubomiras Laucevičius

Gender : Male

Sonata Paliukaityte

Character Name : Gertrud

Original Name : Sonata Paliukaityte

Gender : Male

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Vaidotas Martinaitis

Gender : Male

Gabija Grusaite

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Gabija Grusaite

Gender : Male

Dominika Lekaite

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Dominika Lekaite

Gender : Male

Rugile Sablinskaite

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Rugile Sablinskaite

Gender : Male

Laura Selmistraite

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Laura Selmistraite

Gender : Male

Inga Tuminiene

Character Name : Ingrid

Original Name : Inga Tuminiene

Gender : Male

Nijolė Narmontaitė

Character Name : Hedwig

Original Name : Nijolė Narmontaitė

Gender : Female

Saulius Siparis

Character Name : Clumsy Guard

Original Name : Saulius Siparis

Gender : Male

Arvydas Dapšys

Character Name : Efficient Guard

Original Name : Arvydas Dapšys

Gender : Male

Lina Avizienis

Character Name : Dorrie

Original Name : Lina Avizienis

Gender : Male

Janina Matekonytė

Character Name : Sophie

Original Name : Janina Matekonytė

Gender : Male

Vilija Ramanauskaitė

Character Name : Lily

Original Name : Vilija Ramanauskaitė

Gender : Female

Robertas Urbonas

Character Name : Recorder

Original Name : Robertas Urbonas

Gender : Male

Andrius Žebrauskas

Character Name : Recorder

Original Name : Andrius Žebrauskas

Gender : Male

Algimantas Maceina

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Algimantas Maceina

Gender : Male

Vitalis Gruodis

Character Name : Old Man on Crutch

Original Name : Vitalis Gruodis

Gender : Male

Louis Negin

Character Name : Uncle Morris

Original Name : Louis Negin

Gender : Male

Myra Fooden

Character Name : Aunt Ethel

Original Name : Myra Fooden

Gender : Male

Aron Tager

Character Name : Uncle Abe

Original Name : Aron Tager

Gender : Male

Roselle Stone

Character Name : Aunt Fanny

Original Name : Roselle Stone

Gender : Male

Harvey Sokoloff

Character Name : Cousin David

Original Name : Harvey Sokoloff

Gender : Male

Hayley Hofbauer

Character Name : Elana

Original Name : Hayley Hofbauer

Gender : Male

David Felton

Character Name : Jeremy

Original Name : David Felton

Gender : Male

Abigail Plener

Character Name : Leda

Original Name : Abigail Plener

Gender : Male

Ava Fitch

Character Name : Aliza

Original Name : Ava Fitch

Gender : Male

Heather Bertram

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Heather Bertram

Gender : Male

Ace Daniels

Character Name : Tattoo Artist

Original Name : Ace Daniels

Gender : Male

Dustin Hoffman

Character Name : Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

Original Name : Dustin Hoffman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Previously I had really enjoyed Donna Deitch's earlier lesbian romance period piece, 'Desert Hearts', and I had found Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy amazing in 'Melancholia' and 'Sin City' respectively, but a TV-movie utilizing time-travel as a plot device for a spoiled Jewish teenager to come to grips with her heritage seemed quite a bold and intriguing cinematic experiment, not to mention being an entirely different can of worms than ever I've been privy to watching. Even though personally I have as little to do with Jewish customs as lesbian issues, like Deitch's earlier work, I was able to appreciate it, though I still prefer her earlier film, if I was held at gunpoint and had to rank the two. It's a crying shame, looking at Deitch's IMDb page, that this talented San Francisco native, now 71, has been relegated to basically doing TV episodes since this came out.