this be precious . everything be illuminate be sweetly and sublimely funny from the first delicious line of dialogue . oh and how i have be wait for this to arrive in austin . while elijah wood be charm as ever a jonathan safran foer ( the real life author of the novel everything be illuminate ) and it eugene hutz ( play jonathan ukrainian tour guide and translator and alex ) who truly steal this film . alex be a hip hop lovin ukrainian break dancer who and along with his grandfather and help jonathan find the woman who save jonathan grandfather life during world war ii . the ukrainian countryside have never look so breath take . i be think of pack it all up and move to the former soviet state . the tone of the film and however and shift when jonathan and alex do finally meet the woman theyre look for and and suddenly and this adorable comedy turn into a heart break historical drama about a jewish village that be annihilate during the nazi occupation . everything be illuminate be about history and heritage and and the wisdom that can be gain from uncover the past . it perfect .