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The Devil's Arithmetic Details

1999

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Kirsten Dunst plays Hannah, a modern teen more concerned with trends than history. During the traditional Passover dinner, she zones out as her relatives harp about concentration camps. But then Hannah passes through a portal to the past, where she becomes her own ancestor in Poland during the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Read more

Starring	Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher
Director	Donna Deitch
Genres	Drama

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The Devil's Arithmetic

Starring	Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Mimi Rogers, Louise Fletcher
Director	Donna Deitch
Studio	Infinity Limited
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 19 Jul 2004

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  Oh dear
  
  Certainly not Schindler's List. Its just all so American and mawkish. The time travel frame just doesn't work, why not just tell teh story straight. The... read more »
  
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  A complete insult
  
  This film was by far one of the worst i have ever seen and a complete insult to what happened to the jews. I only had it on the background after losing interest... read more »
  
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  Complete Drivel
  
  I can't think of one redeeming thing about this film. The script was feeble at best, very badly acted by the usual 'in-faces' of the day. The ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Jun 2010 at 15:31
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  Pointless schmaltzy nonsense
  
  The most forgivable thing about this movie is that it wisely focuses on the psychological elements of the camp experience, rather than shock and gore. Also the ... read more »
  
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  Kirsten Dunst plays Hannah, a modern teen more concerned with trends than history. During the traditional Passover dinner, she zones out as her relatives harp about concentration camps. But then Hannah passes through a portal to the past, where she becomes her own ancestor in Poland during the Nazi ...