A young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.A young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.A young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
- Director
- Writers
- Christine Leunens(based upon the book 'Caging Skies' by)
- Taika Waititi(screenplay by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Christine Leunens(based upon the book 'Caging Skies' by)
- Taika Waititi(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Won 1 Oscar
- 49 wins & 193 nominations total
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- Director
- Writers
- Christine Leunens(based upon the book 'Caging Skies' by)
- Taika Waititi(screenplay by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism. —Fox Searchlight Pictures
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- An anti-hate satire.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 12A
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaTaika 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."
- GoofsThe first time an American soldier is seen waving a flag from a balcony, it is one with 50 stars instead of 48. (A common mistake in WW2 films.) The error is later rectified by showing an American in a Jeep waving a correct 48-star flag.
- Crazy creditsThere is a quote from a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke right before the closing credits: "Let everything happen to you / Beauty and terror / Just keep going / No feeling is final."
- ConnectionsFeatured in CTV National News: Episode dated 5 September 2019 (2019)
- SoundtracksKomm, gib mir deine Hand
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Courtesy of Universal Music Catalogue (GB)/Beatles/Colderstone
Under license from Universal Music s.r.o., A Universal Music Company
Top review
There is hope
Jojo Rabbit demonstrates that there is hope, both for humanity and Hollywood. By the latter I mean it's hard to imagine how a film this original got made in an era of reboots, remakes, sequels and prequels (mostly bad)
The characters are charming and quirky, the dialogue clever and the plot wisely confines itself to telling an intensely personal story rather than one of the war itself. The young male star is perfect, and the other performances shine as well. It does seem though that Scarlett got less time on the screen than she deserves.
The director cleverly doesn't show us certain things, and a lot of good choices were made in the editing room.
Hollywood, if you're listening, more like this please.
The characters are charming and quirky, the dialogue clever and the plot wisely confines itself to telling an intensely personal story rather than one of the war itself. The young male star is perfect, and the other performances shine as well. It does seem though that Scarlett got less time on the screen than she deserves.
The director cleverly doesn't show us certain things, and a lot of good choices were made in the editing room.
Hollywood, if you're listening, more like this please.
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- gregoryblanch88
- Feb 29, 2020
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- Also known as
- Nhóc Jojo
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Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,370,906
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $349,555
- Oct 20, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $90,335,025
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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