
Feature film — 1999
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
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
On screen
Cast & crew

Kirsten Dunst
Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy
Rivkah

Paul Freeman
Rabbi

Mimi Rogers
Leonore Stern

Louise Fletcher
Aunt Eva

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
Isaac

Mantas Vaitiekūnas
Vossel
Lilo Baur
Mina

Nitzan Sharron
Ariel

Shelly Skandrani
Leah

Daniel Brocklebank
Shmuel
Kirsty McFarland
Yetta
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