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The Devil's Arithmetic

Movie·1999·TV Movie, Drama, Thriller·1h 35m·6.8 (107)·Directed by Donna Deitch

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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 DunstKirsten DunstHannah SternBrittany MurphyBrittany MurphyRivkahPaul FreemanPaul FreemanRabbiMimi RogersMimi RogersLeonore SternLouise FletcherLouise FletcherAunt EvaLeonardas PobedonoscevasLeonardas PobedonoscevasIsaacMantas VaitiekūnasMantas VaitiekūnasVossel
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