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The Devil's Arithmetic

    TV Movie
    Drama
    Thriller
    Fantasy
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Mar 28, 1999
Rated PG

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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  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.8
  • Vote Count
    96
  • Popularity
    13
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

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    • Cast

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    Kirsten Dunst
    Hannah Stern
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    Brittany Murphy
    Rivkah
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    Paul Freeman
    Rabbi
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    Mimi Rogers
    Leonore Stern
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    Louise Fletcher
    Aunt Eva
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    Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
    Isaac
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    Mantas Vaitiekūnas
    Vossel
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    Lilo Baur
    Mina
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    Nitzan Sharron
    Ariel
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    Shelly Skandrani
    Leah
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    Daniel Brocklebank
    Shmuel
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    Caterina Scorsone
    Jessica
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    Kirsty McFarland
    Yetta
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    Rachel Roddy
    Esther
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    Ieva Jackeviciute
    Miriam
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    Philip Rham
    Commandant Krieger
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    Daniel Rasch
    Officer Steinbach
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    Polina Soloveicik
    Sarah
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    Stewart Bick
    Burton Stern
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    Rimantas Bagdzevičius
    Photographer Mendel
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    Liubomiras Laucevicius
    Doctor Hauptman
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    Sonata Paliukaityte
    Gertrud
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    Vaidotas Martinaitis
    Hans
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    Gabija Grusaite
    Girl
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    Dominika Lekaite
    Girl
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    Rugile Sablinskaite
    Girl
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    Laura Selmistraite
    Girl
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    Inga Tuminiene
    Ingrid
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    Nijolė Narmontaitė
    Hedwig
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    Saulius Siparis
    Clumsy Guard
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    Arvydas Dapšys
    Efficient Guard
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    Lina Avizienis
    Dorrie
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    Janina Matekonytė
    Sophie
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    Vilija Ramanauskaitė
    Lily
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    Robertas Urbonas
    Recorder
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    Andrius Žebrauskas
    Recorder
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    Algimantas Maceina
    Guard
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    Vitalis Gruodis
    Old Man on Crutch
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    Louis Negin
    Uncle Morris
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    Myra Fooden
    Aunt Ethel
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    Aron Tager
    Uncle Abe
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    Roselle Stone
    Aunt Fanny
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    Harvey Sokoloff
    Cousin David
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    Hayley Hofbauer
    Elana
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    David Felton
    Jeremy
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    Abigail Plener
    Leda
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    Ava Fitch
    Aliza
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    Heather Bertram
    Mary
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    Ace Daniels
    Tattoo Artist
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    Dustin Hoffman
    Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

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    Reviews

    (1)
    talisencrw
    70%
    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 different can of worms than ever I've been privy to watching. Even though personally I have as little to do with Jewish customs as lesbian issues, like Deitch's earlier work, I was able to appreciate it, though I still prefer her earlier film, if I was held at gunpoint and had to rank the two. It's a crying shame, looking at Deitch's IMDb page, that this talented San Francisco native, now 71, has been relegated to basically doing TV episodes since this came out.