Summary:
A young Jewish American flies to the Ukraine in search of his grandfather's past. He has a photograph and the name of a village. He hires the Odessa Heritage Tours, made up of a gruff old man and his English-speaking grandson. The three, plus grandfather's deranged dog, travel in an old car from Odessa into Ukraine's heart. Jonathan, the American, is a collector, putting things he finds into small plastic bags, so he will remember. Alex, the interpreter, is an archetypal wild and crazy guy. Alex asks the old man, "Was there anti-Semitism in the Ukraine before the war?" Will they find the village? The past illuminates everything.
| Runtime: | 106 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for disturbing images/violence, sexual content and language. |
| Production: | Big Beach Films |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, Russian, Ukrainian |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Liev Schreiber | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Safran Foer | Novel |
| Liev Schreiber | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Boris Leskin | Grandfather |
| Elijah Wood | Jonathan Safran Foer |
| Eugene Hutz | Alex |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gil Kazimirov | Igor |
| Jana Hrabetova | Jonathan's Grandmother |
| Jaroslava Sochova | Woman On Train |
| Jonathan Safran Foer | Leaf Blower |
| Ljubomir Dezera | Young Jonathan |
| Mikki | Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. |
| Mouse | Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. |
| Oleksandr Choroshko | Alexander Perchov, Father |
| Robert Chytil | Breakdancer |
| Sergei Ryabtsev | Ukrainian Band Member |
| Stephen Samudovsky | Jonathan's Grandfather Safran |
| Zuzana Hodkova | Alex's Mother |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| David Minkowski | Co-Producer |
| Kelley Cribben | Associate Producer |
| Marc Turtletaub | Producer |
| Matthew Stillman | Executive Producer |
| Peter Saraf | Producer |
| Tom Karnowski | Co-Producer |
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