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    Jakob The Liar

    Poster of the movie Jakob The Liar
    1999     Comedy-drama    
    France/Hungary/USA
    2h 
    PG-13
    G
    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG-13 in the USA.

    In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish café owner Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military successes 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, however, and begin a search for the resistance hero who dares operate it...

    Directed byPeter Kassovitz
    Written byPeter Kassovitz
    CompanySony PicturesSony PicturesSony Pictures

    Starring

    Robin Williams
    Hannah Taylor Gordon
    Bob Balaban
    Alan Arkin
    Michael Jeter
    Mark Margolis
    Liev Schreiber
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Nina Siemaszko
    + MORE

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