About the film:

Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, adapted from Christine Leunens’s 2008 book Caging Skies.

The title character, Johannes “Jojo” Betzler, a ten-year-old Hitler Youth member finds out that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. He must then question his beliefs while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend , a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler with a comedic stance on the politics of the war.

Among its accolades is winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and being nominated for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Waititi described the moral of Jojo Rabbit as “about learning to think for yourself and not falling into the trap of just following the group”.

What to watch out for:

The dominant theme of the film is Nazi Nationalism. The film uses humor to increase the stakes of the regime’s impact on the characters and their freedom. Specifically in Jojo, whose loyalty towards Nazism shifts throughout the film due to a clash with innocence, the film also shows the dangers of propaganda to those who blindly abide by it, especially children. Thus, the film centers upon the concept of how ideologies can affect people and society. It is also a message that fascist groups like the Nazis are harmful to everyone, supporters and opposition. Hegemonic and toxic masculinity are also themes expressed in Jojo Rabbit.

The film is currently not available for viewing.