The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic
Release: 1999-03-28
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.8
TV 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.
Production Countries
Lithuania
United States of America
Production Companies
Lithuanian Film Studio
Punch Productions
Millbrook Farm Productions
Cast
Kirsten Dunst
as Hannah Stern
Brittany Murphy
as Rivkah
Paul Freeman
as Rabbi
Mimi Rogers
as Leonore Stern
Louise Fletcher
as Aunt Eva
Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
as Isaac
Mantas Vaitiekūnas
as Vossel
Nitzan Sharron
as Ariel
Shelly Skandrani
as Leah
Daniel Brocklebank
as Shmuel
Caterina Scorsone
as Jessica
Stewart Bick
as Burton Stern
Rimantas Bagdzevicius
as Photographer Mendel
Liubomiras Laucevičius
as Doctor Hauptman
Vaidotas Martinaitis
as Hans
Nijolė Narmontaitė
as Hedwig
Saulius Siparis
as Clumsy Guard
Arvydas Dapšys
as Efficient Guard
Vilija Ramanauskaite
as Lily
Andrius Žebrauskas
as Recorder
Louis Negin
as Uncle Morris
Dustin Hoffman
as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
