The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

Directed by

Donna Deitch

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A modern Jewish teenager is magically transported back in time to a concentration camp during World War II. She experiences the horrors of the Holocaust alongside the people she meets there.

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What happens

The Devil's Arithmetic is a 1999 historical fantasy TV movie based on the novel of the same name by Jane Yolen. It stars Kirsten Dunst as Hannah Stern and costars Brittany Murphy, Louise Fletcher, and Mimi Rogers. Dustin Hoffman introduces the film but is uncredited and serves as an executive producer with Mimi Rogers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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