Jojo Rabbit

In the later stages of World War II, ten-year-old Johannes "Jojo" Betzler joins the Deutsches Jungvolk. Jojo is an innocent boy but heavily indoctrinated with the Nazi ideals (manifested in his imaginary friend, Adolf, a supportive and buffoonish version of Adolf Hitler). On the day of his first Hitler Youth training camp run by Captain Klenzendorf, he is given the derisive nickname "Jojo Rabbit" by the other children after refusing to kill a rabbit to prove his killer instinct. Pepped up by Adolf, he returns to prove his bravery, stealing a Stielhandgranate and throwing it without supervision. The grenade explodes at his feet, leaving him scarred and limping. Jojo's mother Rosie coerces Klenzendorf into ensuring that Jojo is included and given responsibilities. Jojo is given small tasks such as spreading propaganda leaflets throughout the town, and collecting scrap for the war effort.

Alone at home one day, Jojo discovers Elsa Korr, a teenage Jewish girl and his late sister's former classmate, hiding upstairs. Jojo is both terrified and aggressive towards Elsa, who easily outwits and overpowers the young boy's attempts at guile and aggression. The two are left in a stalemate as the revelation that Rosie is hiding Elsa would lead to Rosie's execution, and neither Jojo or Elsa are willing to tell Rosie that they know for fear of what would happen next. Jojo continues to speak to Elsa, doing his best to uncover her "Jew secrets" so he can write a book about Jews for Klenzendorf. Elsa is both saddened and amused by the doctrine that Jojo believes. When she tells Jojo about her fiancé Nathan, Jojo forges a letter from Nathan claiming to have found someone else. When he sees her hurt by this, he quickly puts together a retraction.

Jojo begins acting out with his mother, angry at her seeming lack of patriotism. Rosie opposes the war and the Nazi doctrine, openly mourns the public hangings of those who resist the Nazis, and she espouses her belief that positivity and optimism are the best ways to be free of oppression. Rosie also tells Elsa that Jojo is still innocent and laments the doctrine that he believes, which makes it impossible for her to reveal Elsa to him. Meanwhile, Jojo, who is warming up to Elsa, argues with an increasingly hostile Adolf about his patriotism. Jojo spots his mother leaving a "free Germany" message in town.

Jojo and Elsa are alone in the house when the Gestapo stop by for a surprise inspection with Klenzendorf in tow. The Gestapo are suspicious when Elsa poses as Jojo's late sister and produces Inge's papers. Klenzendorf inspects them and quizzes Elsa on her birthday, confirming its authenticity. After the Gestapo leave, a shaken Elsa reveals that she got the date wrong and that Klenzendorf had covered for her. Elsa is convinced that the Gestapo are aware of the deception. Later on, Jojo finds Rosie hanged in the public square. He returns home and tries to stab Elsa, but breaks down in tears.

With the Allies closing in, the civilian population (including the Hitler Youth) are armed to defend the city. Jojo runs into his friend Yorki, who tells him Hitler has committed suicide. Despondent, Jojo hides until the battle is won, with the Americans occupying the city. As he wanders the city, he is seized by Russian soldiers alongside a wounded Klenzendorf. After a brief conversation, Klenzendorf tells Jojo to look after his sister, then tears off Jojo’s Hitler Youth coat and denounces him as a Jew to ensure the soldiers do not execute him. The soldiers drag Jojo away as Klenzendorf is executed by firing squad.

Jojo runs home and, to stop Elsa from leaving, tells her Germany won the war. Recognising her despair, he recites a new letter from Nathan, claiming that he and Jojo have figured out a way to smuggle her to Paris. Elsa confesses that Nathan died of tuberculosis the previous year. Jojo tells her he loves her, and she tells him she loves him like a "younger brother". A disheveled Adolf angrily confronts Jojo for siding with Elsa, and Jojo kicks him out the window. Outside, Elsa sees American soldiers and realizes the Allies have won the war. She slaps Jojo in the face for lying, and then they dance in the street.

• Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo, a young German boy who is a member of Hitlerjugend
• Thomasin McKenzie as Elsa, a Jewish girl whom Rosie hides in her home
• Taika Waititi as Adolf, Jojo's imaginary friend version of Adolf Hitler
• Rebel Wilson as Fräulein Rahm, a brutish instructor in the Hitlerjugend camp
• Stephen Merchant as Deertz, a Gestapo agent
• Alfie Allen as Finkel, the second-in-command to Captain Klenzendorf
• Sam Rockwell as Captain Klenzendorf, an army officer who runs a Hitler Youth camp
• Scarlett Johansson as Rosie, Jojo's mother who is secretly anti-Nazi
• Archie Yates as Yorki, Jojo's best friend and a member of Hitlerjugend

Identical twins Gilby and Hardy Griffin Davis, younger brothers of Roman Griffin Davis, portray a series of Hitlerjugend clones in the care of Fräulein Rahm in cameo appearances.

In March 2018, it was revealed that Taika Waititi would direct, write, co-produce, and co-star in the film, as an imaginary Adolf Hitler. Speaking of the context of the role, Waititi stated "It's my version of... a lonely boy's best version of his hero, which is really his dad," referencing the fact that the film's protagonist, a 10-year-old boy, is desperate to join Hitler's ranks during World War II.[18] Later that month, Scarlett Johansson joined the cast to portray the child's mother, who is secretly anti-Nazi,[19] and in April 2018, Sam Rockwell joined the cast as "a Nazi captain who runs a Hitler Youth camp."[20] In May 2018, Rebel Wilson was added to play "a brutish instructor in the Hitler Youth Camp the young man has just been recruited to attend." Filming was set to begin in Prague shortly thereafter,[21] and exterior shots took place in Žatec and Úštěk.[22] Later in May, newcomer Roman Griffin Davis was officially cast as the lead, the son of Johansson's character, and New Zealander Thomasin McKenzie was added as Elsa Korr, the Jewish girl whom Johansson's Rosie hides in her home.[23] In June 2018, Alfie Allen was cast as Finkel, the second in command to Captain Klenzendorf, and Stephen Merchant was cast as Captain Deertz, a Gestapo agent.[24][25]

Principal production started on May 28, 2018.[23] Reshoots were completed in February 2019.[26]

Jojo Rabbit had its world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019.[27] It screened at Fantastic Fest in Austin on September 19, 2019,[28][29] and opened the San Diego International Film Festival on October 15, 2019.[30][31] It also screened at film festivals in Chicago,[32] Philadelphia,[33] Hawaii,[34] New Orleans,[35] Chapel Hill, North Carolina,[36] Middleburg, Virginia,[37] and at the UK Jewish Film Festival.[38] The film was theatrically released in New Zealand and the United States on October 18, 2019, opening in several cities before expanding in the following weeks and playing in 798 theaters in the U.S. nationwide beginning November 8, 2019.[39][40]

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film as a digital download on February 4, 2020 and on DVD and Blu-ray disc formats in the United States on February 18.[41] In international territories, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.[42]

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