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Film · 2019

Jojo Rabbit

Directed by Taika Waititi · starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Mckenzie and Taika Waititi

  • 1 h 48 min
  • 12
  • Comedy · Drama · War
  • GermanyUSA
  • Released in the UK 2 January 2020
  • 7.1 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.6 Users24 votes
  • 6.7 Critics15 reviews
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Synopsis

In this comedic satire, Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) is a solitary child from Germany during the years of Hitler and World War II who lives with his mother (Scarlett Johansson). He is enrolled in the youth bases of the German army, at the orders of Adolf Hitler. The child has no friends, only an imaginary one, who is the very same führer, who pushes him towards the most nationalist and patriotic beliefs. Together, the will live different adventures, but everything is going to change when he discovers that her mother has a jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hidden in his own house, who will force him to face his fears and make him reconsider the structure of thought that had been formed, remembering him he's just a little ten years old boy. That will be how Jojo will start to discover that jewish people aren't so different to him, as he used to thought, and he will start to have an opinion so moved away from his imaginary friend, Hitler.

The film is directed and written by Taika Waititi ('Thor: Ragnarok'), and is based on the novel 'The Caged Heaven' by Christine Leunens. Following the steps of Charles Chaplin and his 'The great dictator', Waititi dares to wear the Hitler's moustache and playing him on the screen in this satire starred by Scarlett Johansson.

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The essentials

Runtime
108 min1 hour and 48 minutes
Budget
$14mCzech Anglo Productions
Box office
£6.3min UK
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Jojo Rabbit?
1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Jojo Rabbit released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 2 January 2020.
Who directed Jojo Rabbit?
Taika Waititi.
Who is in Jojo Rabbit?
It stars Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Mckenzie, Taika Waititi and Sam Rockwell.
Where can I watch Jojo Rabbit?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Disney+, on rent on Prime Video and on buy on Apple TV.
How much did Jojo Rabbit make?
It took £6.3 million in UK. It cost $14 million.
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Cast

Full cast (20)
Director
Taika Waititi
Writers
Taika Waititi
Music
Michael Giacchino
Producers
Taika Waititi

Videos and trailers

All 10 videos
Taika Waititi's Acceptance Speech (BAFTAs 2020 - 'Jojo Rabbit') 2:172 February 2020

Photos and posters

All 11 photos

Reviews

All 15 reviews
7.6 24 votes
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What the critics say average 6.7 from 15

  • 10 USA TodayBrian Truitt 'Jojo Rabbit' succeeds even with a high degree of difficulty, given the sensitivities of the subject matter, the emotional undercurrent of a mother?s devotion to her son and the breaking down of… Read
  • 9.1 Entertainment WeeklyLeah Greenblatt Waititi ... finds such strange, sweet humor in his storytelling that the movie somehow maintains its ballast, even when the tone inevitably (and it feels, necessarily) shifts. Read
  • 8.8 Chicago Sun-TimesRichard Roeper In the uncomfortably funny, unapologetically insensitive, cheerfully outrageous Jojo Rabbit, writer-director Waititi delivers a timely, anti-hate fractured fairy tale AND turns in hilarious work as… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $14m
  • UK £6.3m

Awards

All the awards

Soundtrack

All 11 songs
  1. Komm, gib mir deine HandThe Beatles Spotify
  2. I Don't Want To Grow UpTom Waits Spotify
  3. Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410The Vienna Boys' Choir, Gerald Wirth, Salonorchester Alt Wien, Arranged, Gerald Wirth Spotify
  4. Waltz & Chorus from FaustThe Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Roger Wagner Chorale, Conducted, Roger Wagner Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Based on a novel

    The film is based on the the novel 'Caging Skies' by author Christine Leunens.

  • Toronto Film Festival

    The film triumphed at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival by winning the Audience Award.

  • Together again

    Scarlett Johansson and Taika Waititi also starred together in "Avengers: Endgame"

  • Waititi as Hitler

    When Taika Waititi, who is Maori/Jewish, was asked about why he chose to play the role of Adolf Hitler he said "The answer's simple, what better 'fuck you' to the guy?"

  • Stylish war

    Taika Waititi discovered in his research that WWII Germany was very vibrant and fashionable, and was interested in shying away from traditional war films showing it as dreary and dark, instead presenting the town as a seemingly celebratory place and dressing characters as stylishly as possible. He liked the idea that everything seems happy, but just underneath the surface "the third Reich is crumbling, and, you know, the dream is over."

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