The Devil's Arithmetic

Synopsis

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.

Release date

28 Mar 1999

Directed by

Donna Deitch

Runtime

1h 35m

Cast

Kirsten Dunst

Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy

Rivkah

Paul Freeman

Rabbi

Mimi Rogers

Leonore Stern

Louise Fletcher

Aunt Eva

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Isaac

Mantas Vaitiekūnas

Vossel

LB

Lilo Baur

Mina

Nitzan Sharron

Ariel

Shelly Skandrani

Leah

Daniel Brocklebank

Shmuel

KM

Kirsty McFarland

Yetta