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55. I loved Jo Jo Rabbit

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:17 AM

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I think it is one of the funniest yet poignant movies I have ever seen

On paper it sounds like a really bad idea. A naive boy in WW2 Germany idealizes Hitler and daydreams Adolf as an invisible friend. Meanwhile, his mother is in the resistance and harbors a young jewish girl.

Both funny and heartbreaking it walks an incredible tight rope on such a sensitive subject.

Really great film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/

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