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Feature film — 1999

The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

6.81h 35mTV Movie — Drama — Thriller — Fantasy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 111 votes.

Lithuanian Film Studio / Punch Productions / Millbrook Farm Productions

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Director: Donna Deitch

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Cast & crew

Kirsten Dunst as Hannah Stern

Kirsten Dunst

Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy as Rivkah

Brittany Murphy

Rivkah

Paul Freeman as Rabbi

Paul Freeman

Rabbi

Mimi Rogers as Leonore Stern

Mimi Rogers

Leonore Stern

Louise Fletcher as Aunt Eva

Louise Fletcher

Aunt Eva

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas as Isaac

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Isaac

Mantas Vaitiekūnas as Vossel

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Vossel

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Lilo Baur

Mina

Nitzan Sharron as Ariel

Nitzan Sharron

Ariel

Shelly Skandrani as Leah

Shelly Skandrani

Leah

Daniel Brocklebank as Shmuel

Daniel Brocklebank

Shmuel

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Kirsty McFarland

Yetta

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