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The Devil's Arithmetic

She saw the truth with her own eyes.

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.

19991h 35mPGTV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy

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About The Devil's Arithmetic

Directors
Donna Deitch
Cast
Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Paul Freeman, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher, Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
Genres
TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
Lithuania, United States of America
Status
Released

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