Jacob the Liar vs My Grandfather's People
My Grandfather's People has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.9/10 for Jacob the Liar). Jacob the Liar is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 3m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2011). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jacob the Liar
My Grandfather's People| Jacob the Liar | My Grandfather's People | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, Family, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Çağan Irmak |
| Main cast | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell | Çetin Tekindor, Hümeyra, Ezgi Mola, Ushan Çakır, Yiğit Özşener |
Synopsis
Jacob the Liar
A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of…
My Grandfather's People
A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.
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