i read the review and be a little hesitant to go see this movie . not very good review . but after see the movie and i can not understand why the critic do not like it . guess they want robin williams to stay in his mold a a comedian . i have see him in his recent serious role and and i think he be an excellent drama actor . i think he have come a long way since mork and mindy . this movie be very good . it be a movie about the holocaust in poland . it take place in the ghetto and tell of a use to be restaurant owner who here some propaganda on the radio ( in the gestapos office ) and end up tell lie to boost his fellow man moral . i do not want to go into detail to much cuz it would spoil the movie for you . also and he meet a little girl who escape from a train to the camp and befriends jakob who take her in and take care of her . they have a very cute relationship . all in all i think this movie be very well do and portray the holocaust in a very realistic way . the cast be very good . you must go see this movie .