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The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic

She saw the truth with her own eyes.

19996.81h 35m

Overview

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.

Directed by Donna Deitch
Written by Robert J. Avrech, Jane Yolen
Produced by Murray Schisgal, Lee Gottsegen
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Top Cast

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Rivkah

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Rabbi

Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

Leonore Stern

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Aunt Eva

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Isaac

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Vossel

L

Lilo Baur

Mina

Nitzan Sharron

Nitzan Sharron

Ariel

Shelly Skandrani

Shelly Skandrani

Leah

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknazitraditionconcentration campholocaust (shoah)rabbipolanddeathwoman director

About The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic is a tv movie, drama, thriller, fantasy film released in 1999 exploring themes of based on novel or book, nazi, tradition, concentration camp, holocaust (shoah), rabbi. Directed by Donna Deitch, it stars Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Paul Freeman. 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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