The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic

95 mins | Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, TV Movie | March 28, 1999

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.

The Devil's Arithmetic

95 mins | Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, TV Movie | March 28, 1999

The Devil's Arithmetic
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Lithuanian Film Studio, Punch Productions, Millbrook Farm Productions
Original title The Devil's Arithmetic
Directors Donna Deitch
Writers Jane Yolen, Robert J. Avrech

Cast

Dustin Hoffman

as Himself (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

Kirsten Dunst

as Hannah Stern

Brittany Murphy

as Rivkah

Mimi Rogers

as Leonore Stern

Paul Freeman

as Rabbi

Louise Fletcher

as Aunt Eva