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Jakob the Liar

Overview

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.

RATING

6.70

DIRECTOR

Peter Kassovitz

COUNTRIES

France

Hungary

United States of America

RELEASE DATE

1999

TIME

2h 0m