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Jakob the Liar (1999)

PG-13 (US) | USA, France, Germany | English | 120 min
Directed by: Peter Kassovitz
6.5

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out near 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. Jakob uses the chance to spread hope throughout the ghetto by continuing to tell favorable tales of information from "his secret radio." Jakob, however, has a real secret in that he is hiding a young Jewish girl who escaped from a camp transport train. A rather uplifting and slightly humorous film about World War II Jewish Ghetto life.

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Release Date
Canada
(Toronto International Film Festival, premiere)
1999-09-16
USA
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1999-09-24
Taiwan
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1999-10-16
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)
Jakob the Liar
(Original title)
Una señal de esperanza
Argentina
Jakob the Liar
Australia
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Parent Guide
Sex & Nudity
None
Violence & Gore
Moderate
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild