A 1974 German comedy crime drama, Jacob The Liar, will be screened at Bahrain Cinema Club tonight at 7pm.
When Jacob is temporarily detained by German officers and overhears news on their radio that the Russians are advancing on Nazi forces he is thrilled at the prospect of freedom.
In order to convince others of the news, Jacob pretends that he has a radio of his own, which is a serious crime in the ghetto, and begins making up stories to maintain his deception.
The film was nominated for the Golden Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival and won a Silver Bear for Best Actor.
It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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