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Written by Abby on August 18, 2019 in Jojo Rabbit |
indiewire – After directing the Marvel blockbuster “Thor: Ragnarok” to the tune of $854 million worldwide, Taika Waititi is returning to his indie roots this fall with “Jojo Rabbit.” Billed by distributor Fox Searchlight Pictures as an “anti-hate satire,” Waititi’s latest is set in Nazi Germany and follows a young boy (newcomer Roman Griffin Davis, destined for breakout status) whose nationalism is challenged after his mother (Scarlett Johansson) agrees to hide a young Jewish woman (Thomasin McKenzie) in their home. Waititi has stirred up headlines for portraying an imaginary Adolf Hitler in the movie, but it’s his bold visual style and idiosyncratic humor that will most likely leave people talking