Previously I had really enjoyed Donna Deitch's earlier lesbian romance period piece, 'Desert Hearts', and I had found Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy amazing in 'Melancholia' and 'Sin City' respectively, but a TV-movie utilizing time-travel as a plot device for a spoiled Jewish teenager to come to grips with her heritage seemed quite a bold and intriguing cinematic experiment, not to mention being an entirely…
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
She saw the truth with her own eyes.
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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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
Rachel Roddy
Esther
Ieva Jackeviciute
Miriam
Philip Rham
Commandant Krieger
Daniel Rasch
Officer Steinbach
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What is The Devil's Arithmetic about?
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…
When was The Devil's Arithmetic released?
The Devil's Arithmetic was released in 1999.
What genres does The Devil's Arithmetic belong to?
The Devil's Arithmetic is categorised as TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy.
Who stars in The Devil's Arithmetic?
The cast of The Devil's Arithmetic includes Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Paul Freeman, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher.