A young Jewish American man, with the help of an eccentric local, endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed b... Read allA young Jewish American man, with the help of an eccentric local, endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the Nazis.A young Jewish American man, with the help of an eccentric local, endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Safran Foer(novel)
- Liev Schreiber(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Safran Foer(novel)
- Liev Schreiber(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 7 wins & 6 nominations
Videos1
- Ukrainian Band Memberas Ukrainian Band Member
- (as Sergej Rjabcev)
- Ukrainian Band Memberas Ukrainian Band Member
- (as Jurij Lemeshev)
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Safran Foer(novel)
- Liev Schreiber(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
- Taglines
- Leave Normal Behind.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for disturbing images/violence, sexual content and language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaEugene Hutz's band Gogol Bordello appears as the polka band that greets Elijah Wood at the train station.
- GoofsWhen the Grandfather repeatedly sounds the horn of the car, he presses the middle of the steering wheel to do so. In the Trabant, the horn is activated by pushing the signal light lever forward.
- Quotes
Alex: I have reflected many times upon our rigid search. It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us, on the inside, looking out. Like you say, inside out. Jonathan, in this way, I will always be along the side of your life. And you will always be along the side of mine.
- Crazy creditsSeveral songs are credited to the New York punk/Gypsy/Jewish klezmer band, Gogol Bordello, which is led by Eugene Hutz, who plays Alex in the film (the same band greets Jonathan when he arrives on the train). The last of these songs, "Start Wearing Purple (For Me Now)," which plays over the end credits, is credited to both a correct spelling (Gogol Bordello), dg and Gogol Bodello, an incorrect spelling.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Operation Filmmaker (2007)
To be honest if I hadn't seen that Elijah Wood was in it I probably wouldn't have taken the time, but I do enjoy his acting and here his character is quite quirky and entertaining. For my money though, Eugene Hutz stole this movie and prior to this I had no clue who he was, a truly fine job of acting!
Hope you get the chance to enjoy!
- hookupbaja
- Oct 15, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Collector
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,712,337
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $66,806
- Sep 18, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $3,601,974
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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