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68% Critic Match
The Devil's Arithmetic
“She saw the truth with her own eyes.”
6.8 / 10• 1999• 1h 35m•PG• English
TV MovieDramaThrillerFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kirsten Dunst
Hannah Stern
Lead
Brittany Murphy
Rivkah
Paul Freeman
Rabbi
Mimi Rogers
Leonore Stern
Louise Fletcher
Aunt Eva
Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
Isaac
Mantas Vaitiekūnas
Vossel
LB
Lilo Baur
Mina
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Donna Deitch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Devil's Arithmetic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
