The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

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The Devil's Arithmetic on IMDb 6.5/10 3,277 votes

Released:
1999-03-28

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.

Director:
Donna Deitch

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy

  • Cast:
  • Kirsten Dunst
    as
    Hannah Stern
  • Brittany Murphy
    as
    Rivkah
  • Paul Freeman
    as
    Rabbi
  • Mimi Rogers
    as
    Leonore Stern
  • Louise Fletcher
    as
    Aunt Eva