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Jojo Rabbit

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Directed by Taika Waititi
Produced by Taika Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley, and Carthew Neal
Screenplay by Taika Waititi Based on the novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
With: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates, and Luke Brandon Field
Cinematography: Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Editing: Tom Eagles
Music: Michael Giacchino
Runtime: 108 min
Release Date: 08 November 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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Strong performances can't enliven Waititi's thematically anemic, saccharine satire about a 10-year-old Hitler Youth whose imaginary friend is a goofy Führer and whose wacky but heroic mom is sheltering a Jewish girl. Seriously, The Pianist has more actual laughs.