https://moviemog.com/videos/watch/99ccc9c3-6498-4354-b2bc-cc6503473803 Available On: Blu-RayOne of the most powerful Holocaust films ever made Eureka Entertainment to release JAKOB THE LIAR, Frank Beyer’s Oscar-nominated East German masterpiece of Holocaust cinema. Presented from a new 4K restoration by the DEFA Foundation on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK as part of The Masters of Cinema Series. Available from 16 February 2026, this edition is strictly limited to 2,000 copies and comes housed in an O-card slipcase with a collector’s booklet. Directed for DEFA by Frank Beyer (Trace of Stones) and adapted from the novel of the same name by Jewish author Jurek Becker, Jakob the Liar was the only East German film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award. Starring the prolific Czech actor Vlastimil Brodsky (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea), it follows the members of a Jewish community in German-occupied Poland. In a Jewish ghetto, Jakob Heym (Brodsky) is ordered to report to a police station by a Nazi watchtower guard, where he overhears a radio broadcast suggesting that the Red Army is closing in on Poland. He tells friends and neighbours that the Germans might be losing the war, but they refuse to believe that he could have survived an encounter with Nazi officials. To make his story plausible, he claims to illegally possess a radio – and soon finds himself spreading false reports that he has supposedly heard on the airwaves, if only to give his community hope in the face of unimaginable horror. One of the most powerful Holocaust films ever made, Jakob the Liar is also one of the finest films DEFA ever produced – and a significant influence on a cycle of prestigious Holocaust films produced by Hollywood in the 1990s, chiefly Peter Kassovitz’s later adaptation of Becker’s novel starring Robin Williams. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Jakob the Liar from a 4K restoration by the DEFA Foundation. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:07:27 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://moviemog.com https://moviemog.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://moviemog.com/videos/watch/99ccc9c3-6498-4354-b2bc-cc6503473803 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://moviemog.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.