Jakob the Liar
When all hope was lost, he invented it.
120 mins
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.
István Bálint
Lina's Father
Jurek Becker
Novel
Steven Haft
Producer
Marsha Garces Williams
Screenplay
Kerry Barden
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Katalin Jakots
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Maja Gawinska
Makeup Artist
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Gabriella Németh
Hairstylist
Nada Pinter
Script Supervisor
Kelley Ray
Visual Effects Supervisor
