Mixing bigotry and comedy

Writer-director Taika Waititi of satirical comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit drew on his own experience of prejudice growing up - his mother is Jewish and his father, Maori

Taika Waititi and Scarlett Johansson star in Jojo Rabbit (above, with Roman Griffin Davis). PHOTO: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Taika Waititi and Scarlett Johansson star in Jojo Rabbit (with Roman Griffin Davis). PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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How do you make a comedy about children, Hitler and the Holocaust?

Writer-director Taika Waititi walked that tightrope with his satirical comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit - the story of Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis), a lonely 10-year-old boy who lives in Nazi Germany and idolises its leader, Adolf Hitler.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 02, 2020, with the headline Mixing bigotry and comedy. Subscribe