History, Drama, War (France, USA, Hungary — 1999)

Warsaw Ghetto, 1944: When Jakob, a poor Jewish café owner, accidentally overhears a forbidden news bulletin signalling Soviet military successes against German forces, he whispers his secret good news to two despondent friends. As the information spreads, so does a rumour; Jakob must have a radio, an offence punishable by death. Observing the remarkable lift in spirits, Jakob continues to relay fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis, despite the obvious danger. These lies keep hope and humour alive among the inhabitants of the ghetto and optimism is reborn. When the Germans learn of the mythical radio, however, they begin a search for the resistance hero who dares operate it.

Directed by: Peter Kassovitz
Written by: Peter Kassovitz, Didier Decoin, Jurek Becker
Produced by: Robin Williams, Lew Rywin, Marsha Garces Williams, Nick Gillott
Starring: Robin Williams, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Liev Schreiber, Michael Jeter

Length: 115 mins.
Rating: 12 (BBFC)

Audio Tracks: en, de
Subtitles: en, de, pl, cz, hu, is, hi, iw, nl, tr, da, sv, fi, el, no, ar
DVD/BD Region: 2
Purchased on: 26 August 2011