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Synopsis:
A Jewish prisoner in a wartime Polish ghetto decides to cheer up his fellow inmates by claiming to have access to a hidden radio, passing on fake news to revitalise their sense of optimism. Sickeningly schmaltzy comedy drama which manages to hit all the wrong notes, starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin and Bob Balaban
Cast:
Robin Williams as Jakob Heym, Alan Arkin as Frankfurter, Bob Balaban as Kowalsky, Hannah Taylor-Gordon as Lina, Michael Jeter as Avron, Armin Mueller-Stahl as Professor Kirschbaum, Liev Schreiber as Mischa, Eva Igo as Lina's mother, Nina Siemaszko, Mathieu Kassovitz, Justus von Dohnanyi, Mark Margolis, Gregg Bello
Credits:
Peter Kassovitz - Director, Scriptwriter, Marsha Garces Williams - Producer, Steven Haft - Producer, Jurek Becker - Scriptwriter, Robin Williams - Executive-Producer, Didier Decoin - Scriptwriter
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