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Jakob the Liar

Name: Jakob the Liar
Released: 1999

1999

In a Polish ghetto in 1944, a Jewish shopkeeper who overhears a scrap of hopeful news invents an imaginary hidden radio, spinning comforting lies about the war's progress to keep his neighbors' hope — and lives — alive. A bittersweet tragicomedy.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Poland

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Poland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

This outside view can stamp Poland in the 196 country film challenge.