Jojo Rabbit

***Jojo Rabbit*** is a 2019 comedy-drama film released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the Fox Searchlight Pictures label and written and directed by Taika Waititi, adapted from Christine Leunens's 2008 book *Caging Skies*. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, a ten-year-old Hitler Youth member who finds out that his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. He must then question his beliefs while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend (Waititi), a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler with a comedic stance on the politics of the war. The film also stars Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, and Alfie Allen.

Waititi wrote the screenplay in 2011, a year after his mother described the premise of *Caging Skies*. He rewrote the first draft, which as a rough adaptation of the dark-toned source material did not contain much comedy, it was also in the rewritten version that Adolf's character was included. Waititi recalled the pitching process as exhausting. In 2012, it landed on the Black List, where it remained in a development limbo until several years later when Fox Searchlight Pictures showed interest in it. A tight casting schedule started in 2018, and the film started principal photography in the Czech Republic in May 2018, finishing two months later.

*Jojo Rabbit* was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States on February 18, 2020, and only on the DVD and Blu-Ray formats in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 11, 2020. It was later released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the later two territories on March 22, 2021.

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## Storyline

### Plot

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.

### Genres

* Comedy
* Drama
* War

### Home Media Rating

* **12** (Ireland)
* **12** (UK)
* **PG-13** (US)

## Details

### Countries of origin

* New Zealand
* United States
* Czech Republic

### Category Number

* Z1A BUA0315801 (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
* Z1A BUY0315801 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray)
* SC1A BUQ0324501 (UK / Ireland) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

### Home Media Release Dates

* February 18, 2020 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* May 11, 2020 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* May 11, 2020 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* March 22, 2021 (UK) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* March 22, 2021 (Ireland) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Fox Searchlight Pictures
* TSG Entertainment
* Defender Films
* Piki Films
* Czech Anglo Productions

### Distributors

* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2020) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2020) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2020) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through)
* 20th Century Studios (2021) (UK) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2021) (UK) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)