perhaps best describe a good morning vietnam meet schindler list . robin williams play jakob and a jewish prisoner in ww2 germany who hear some news about the approach russian army and and let it slip to his friend mischa who believe jakob have a radio to have get this news . rumor then spread throughout the jewish ghetto and soon everyone believe he have a radio and so he decide to make up news in order to give them some sense of hope in this holocaust . it important to note that williams be not try to be funny in this film and which be appropriate consider the setting . well write and produce with noteworthy performance .