Jakob the Liar (1999) NEW DVD
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UPC-043396028449
Region 1, Widescreen & Fullscreen. English audio. Commentary, Making of
Robin Williams, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mark Margolis, Armin Mueller-Stahl star. Accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military success against German forces. To combat the overwhelming depression and suicide that pervades the ghetto, Jakob invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These lies keep hope and humor alive among the ghetto inhabitants, spirits are lifted, hearts are refreshed, and optimism is reborn. The Germans learn of the mythical radio and begin a search for the resistance hero who dares operate it.
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