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Jojo Rabbit

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Jojo Rabbit

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Wartime satire starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie and Scarlett Johansson. Jojo Betzler, an enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth, is so fanatical in his devotion to the Third Reich that he often imagines the Führer himself popping up to offer friendly advice. But the boy's beliefs are seriously challenged when he discovers that his loving mother has been hiding a Jewish girl in their attic...

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Patrick Cremona

Writer/director Taika Waititi won an Oscar for scripting this uneven comedy drama about a 10-year-old member of the Hitler Youth. It's the final months of the Second World War and young Jojo Betzler (debutant Roman Griffin Davis) is a devoted, fanatical Nazi, indoctrinated in the ways of antisemitism by both a string of buffoonish instructors and his imaginary friend: a cheery, upbeat version of the Führer (played by Waititi). When he discovers his mother (Scarlett Johansson) has been hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their house, he's slowly forced to confront his prejudices. Adapting Christine Leunens's more serious novel Caging Skies into a sometimes whimsical satire, Waititi sets himself up a tonal challenge that he isn't always up to. Fans of his Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Thor: Ragnarok will appreciate the film-maker's offbeat humour but here he stumbles clumsily from slapstick to sincerity to moments of outright twee (including one egregious use of a CG butterfly). The film's satirical elements are largely toothless - though one scene involving Stephen Merchant as a Gestapo agent hits the mark - but Davis and a standout McKenzie inject the film with plenty of heart.

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7.9/10

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rolenameJojoRoman Griffin DavisElsaThomasin McKenzieRosieScarlett JohanssonAdolfTaika WaititiCaptain KlenzendorfSam RockwellFraulein RahmRebel WilsonFinkelAlfie AllenDeertzStephen MerchantYorkiArchie YatesChristophLuke Brandon Field

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rolenameDirectorTaika Waititi

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2020-01-01

Languages

English | German

Guidance

Violence, swearing, discriminatory language

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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