everything be illuminate be like view a fine piece of museum quality artwork . it absolutely inundate the emotion through a very broad spectrum . jonathan safran foer be play with candor by elijah wood . he be in search of his paternal heritage in the ukraine . his travel bring him in contact with alex and play very well and with extreme humor by eugene hutz . his grandfather be the most emotional tie to this film and he be aptly portray by boris leskin . if one find little humor in the human character in this cinema and then one have only to turn to mikke and a real dog who be call sammy davis jr. jr. by alex and his grandfather . they also call him the see eye bitch . the cinematography be spectacular . the color be a very important part of the patchwork of the film . it be a film worth the time and emotional investment .