Jakob the Liar

Synopsis

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.

Director

Peter Kassovitz

Written by

Didier Decoin

Music

Edward Shearmur

Studio

Global Medien KG

Released

16 September 1999

Genres

Comedy, Drama, History