this movie be be compare to life be beautiful a both movie be set in nazi war camp and and the star of both movie try to make life in the camp as optimistic a possible . in this film and robin williams play a serious role a jakob and a jewish resident in a war camp in nazi occupied poland . he overhear a radio report that the russian be move in and speculate that wwii should be over soon . he tell a few fellow jewish resident that he hear this radio report and to help bring some hope and optimism in the cold and dreary and nazi camp where many people be die from the hand of german soldier and and from suicide . this report cause much excitement amongst the jew and the news travel fast than jakob imagine . he notice how this news lift the spirit of many of the jew so he continue to make up bogus report and give everyone the impression that he do in fact have a radio and which he do not . in the meantime and he be secretly take care of a young girl in the camp and must try and keep the secret that he have no radio and from her a she be very much look forward to get out of the camp and see her parent again . i really like this movie . it be nice to see robin williams play a serious role . i give this movie positive .