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The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

The Devil's Arithmetic | United States of America

Hannah Stern, an American-born Jewish adolescent, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives; however, Hannah 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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Description

Director

Donna Deitch

Stars

Dustin Hoffman
Himself (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

Kirsten Dunst
Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy
Rivkah

Mimi Rogers
Leonore Stern

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
Isaac

Mantas Vaitiekūnas
Vossel

Paul Freeman
Rabbi

Louise Fletcher
Aunt Eva

Others...

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Keywords

woman director, based on novel, death, teenager, nazi, independent film, jew, holocaust, poland, rabbi, tradition

Production

Millbrook Farm Productions, Punch Productions, Lithuanian Film Studio

Actor

Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Mimi Rogers, Leonardas Pobedonoscevas, Mantas Vaitiekūnas, Paul Freeman, Louise Fletcher

Creators

Donna Deitch (Director), Robert J. Avrech (Writer), Jane Yolen (Novel), Dustin Hoffman (Executive Producer), Mimi Rogers (Executive Producer), Frédéric Talgorn (Music), Jay Cohen (Executive Producer), Lee Gottsegen (Producer), Chris Ciaffa (Executive Producer), Robin Katz (Editor), Murray Schisgal (Producer)

Alternative titles

La aritmética del diablo (AR)
Matemática do Diabo (BR)
Vivencias de la guerra (ES)
Deutschland 1941 - Des Teufels Rechnung (DE)

Release dates

28.03.1999 (US)
28.01.2003 (AR)
25.11.2002 (JP)
06.01.2000 (DE)