Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand, United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- jew persecution
- satire
- imaginary friend
- hitler youth
- single mother
- questioning
- nazism
- 1940s
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Sam Rockwell — Captain Klenzendorf
- Rebel Wilson — Fraulein Rahm
- Alfie Allen — Finkel
- Stephen Merchant — Deertz
- Archie Yates — Yorki
- Luke Brandon Field — Christoph
- Sam Haygarth — Hans
- Stanislav Callas — Russian Soldier
- Joe Weintraub — Herr Junker
- Brian Caspe — Herr Mueller
- Gabriel Andrews — Herr Klum
- Directed
- Taika Waititi
- Written
- Taika Waititi
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 10,655 ratings
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Defender Films, Piki Films, TSG Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
