Basic Info / 基本情報
| English | 日本語 |
|---|---|
| Director | Taika Waititi / タイカ・ワイティティ |
| Year | 2019 |
| Running Time | 108 min (1h 48m) |
| Genre | War, Comedy, Drama / 戦争、コメディ、ドラマ |
| Production | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Piki Films, Defender Films, domain Entertainment |
| Box Office | $90.4 million (Worldwide) |
Synopsis / あらすじ
[English / 英語] In the waning days of World War II, 10-year-old Johannes “Jojo” Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) is a fervent, if clumsy, member of the Hitler Youth, guided by his eccentric imaginary friend: a buffoonish Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi). Jojo’s worldview is shattered when he discovers his mother, Rosie (Scarlett Johansson), is secretly harboring a Jewish teenage girl, Elsa (Thomasin McKenzie), behind a hidden wall in their home. Initially terrified by the “monster” described in Nazi propaganda, Jojo begins a series of cautious interrogations with Elsa, only to find his indoctrination crumbling in the face of her humanity. As the war closes in and tragedy strikes, Jojo must choose between the blind loyalty of his childhood fantasy and the dangerous, life-affirming courage of his mother’s resistance. The film asks: Can a child’s heart outgrow the architecture of hate? What is the true cost of a mother’s silent rebellion? And can innocence survive the collapse of an empire, emerging not into darkness, but into a dance of freedom?
[日本語] 第二次世界大戦末期のドイツ。10歳のジョジョ・ベッツラー（ローマン・グリフィン・デイヴィス）は、空想上の友人である道化のようなアドルフ・ヒトラー（タイカ・ワイティティ）に励まされながら、立派なナチスの兵士になることを夢見ていました。しかし、最愛の母ロージー（スカーレット・ヨハンソン）が、家の隠し壁の中にユダヤ人の少女エルサ（トーマシン・マッケンジー）を匿っていることを知り、彼の世界観は根底から揺らぎます。ナチスのプロパガンダが教える「怪物」としてのユダヤ人像と、目の前の孤独な少女の真実の間で葛藤するジョジョ。しかし、エルサとの対話を通じて、彼の洗脳は音を立てて崩れ始めます。敗戦の足音が近づき、過酷な悲劇に見舞われる中で、ジョジョは空想の独裁者への忠誠を捨て、母が命を懸けて守ろうとした「人間性」への扉を開きます。映画は問いかけます。子供の心は、植え付けられた憎しみの構造を乗り越えられるのか。沈黙の中で抵抗を続けた母の勇気の代償とは。そして、帝国の崩壊という暗闇を生き延びた無垢な魂は、自由へのダンスを踊ることができるのでしょうか。
Cast & Crew / スタッフ・出演
| Role | English | 日本語 |
|---|---|---|
| Director / 監督 | Taika Waititi | タイカ・ワイティティ |
| Screenplay / 脚本 | Taika Waititi | タイカ・ワイティティ |
| Based on | Novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens | クリスティン・ルーネンスの小説『ケージング・スカイズ』 |
| Producer / プロデューサー | Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley | カーシュー・ニール、タイカ・ワイティティ、チェルシー・ウィンスタンレー |
| Cinematography / 撮影 | Mihai Mălaimare Jr. | ミハイ・マライマーレ・Jr. |
| Music / 音楽 | Michael Giacchino | マイケル・ジアッキーノ |
| Editing / 編集 | Tom Eagles | トム・イーグルス |
| Distribution / 配給 | Fox Searchlight Pictures (US) | フォックス・サーチライト・ピクチャーズ（米国） |
| Cast / 出演 | Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Betzler) | ロマン・グリフィン・デイヴィス（ジョジョ・ベッツラー） |
| Thomasin McKenzie (Elsa Korr) | トーマシン・マッケンジー（エルサ・コール） | |
| Scarlett Johansson (Rosie Betzler) | スカーレット・ヨハンソン（ロージー・ベッツラー） | |
| Taika Waititi (Imaginary Hitler) | タイカ・ワイティティ（想像上のヒトラー） | |
| Sam Rockwell (Captain Klenzendorf) | サム・ロックウェル（クレンツェンドルフ大尉） | |
| Rebel Wilson (Fräulein Rahm) | レベル・ウィルソン（フロイライン・ラーム） | |
| Alfie Allen (Finkel) | アルフィー・アレン（フィンケル） | |
| Stephen Merchant (Deertz) | スティーヴン・マーチャント（ディアーツ） | |
| Archie Yates (Yorki) | アーチー・イェーツ（ヨルキ） |
Additional Information / 追加情報
Awards / 受賞歴
- 92nd Academy Awards (2020) – 6 nominations, 1 win:
- Best Adapted Screenplay – WON (Taika Waititi)
- Best Picture – nomination
- Best Supporting Actress – nomination (Scarlett Johansson)
- Best Film Editing – nomination (Tom Eagles)
- Best Costume Design – nomination
- Best Production Design – nomination
- 77th Golden Globe Awards (2020) – 1 nomination:
- Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – nomination
- 73rd BAFTA Awards (2020) – 1 nomination:
- Best Adapted Screenplay – nomination (Taika Waititi)
- Toronto International Film Festival (2019) – 1 win:
- People’s Choice Award – WON
- 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021) – 1 nomination:
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – nomination
- Critics’ Choice Awards (2020) – 3 nominations:
- Best Comedy Movie – nomination
- Best Young Actor/Actress – nomination (Roman Griffin Davis)
- Best Adapted Screenplay – nomination (Taika Waititi)
Critical Reception / 批評的評価
- Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (Critics), 91% (Audience)
- Metacritic: 58/100 (Mixed or Average Reviews)
- IMDb: 7.9/10
- Eiga.com（映画.com）: 4.0/5
- One of the most debated films of 2019 — critics divided on whether satire is the appropriate form for Holocaust subject matter
- TIFF People’s Choice Award signaled enormous audience warmth ahead of its wide release
- Roman Griffin Davis’s debut performance widely praised as a miracle of natural expressiveness
- Scarlett Johansson’s Rosie called one of her finest performances — the film’s emotional anchor
- Thomasin McKenzie praised for playing Elsa’s survival instincts and interior life with precision and restraint
- Sam Rockwell’s Captain Klenzendorf — a disillusioned officer who performs his role while quietly undermining it — cited as the film’s most nuanced adult performance
- Taika Waititi’s Hitler praised as exactly the right kind of wrong: deflating, ridiculous, and ultimately pathetic
- Roger Ebert.com: ★★★ “A film of real feeling that earns its tonal risks”
- The New York Times: “Daring, funny, and genuinely moving”
- Variety: “Waititi turns satire into a vehicle for tenderness”
- The Guardian: ★★★★ “A film that finds humanity in the most inhuman of settings”
- Dissenting critics argued the film’s whimsy dilutes the horror, letting audiences off the hook
- Defenders argued the child’s-eye perspective is precisely the point: ideology looks most clearly grotesque through innocent eyes
- The film’s most defended scene: Rosie’s death, delivered with sudden, brutal silence — a rupture that reframes everything that came before as fragile
Box Office Performance / 興行成績
- Worldwide Total: $90.4 million
- Domestic (US/Canada): $30.9 million
- International: $59.5 million
- Production Budget: $14 million
- Return on Investment: 6.5x (strong)
- Opening Weekend (US):
- Limited release: October 18, 2019 (4 theaters)
- $388,510 opening weekend (limited)
- $97,127 per-theater average (exceptional)
- Wide release: November 8, 2019
- Wide opening: $6.6 million (#4)
- Peak: 2,603 theaters
- Performance Analysis:
- TIFF People’s Choice Award → strong critical momentum
- Limited → wide expansion strategy (similar to 1917)
- Oscar nominations (6 including Best Picture) dramatically extended theatrical life
- International performance ($59.5M, 66% of total) reflects the film’s European resonance
- Germany: One of the strongest international markets — a film set in Nazi Germany received warmly by German audiences
- International Breakdown (estimated):
- UK: ~$12M
- Germany: ~$10M
- Australia/New Zealand: ~$9M (Waititi’s home region)
- France: ~$7M
- Japan: ~$6M
- Awards Season Impact:
- TIFF win (September 2019) → Fox Searchlight positioned as awards contender
- Oscar nominations (January 2020) sustained theatrical run into February
- Waititi’s Adapted Screenplay win: celebrated as recognition of an unconventional formal risk
- Lost Best Picture to Parasite (alongside 1917 — both beaten by the South Korean film in a historic night)
Related Review / 関連レビュー
🔗 English Review
・[Polish National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Saved Jews] The Ordinary Courage of Rosie Betzler—Hiding One Person as an Act of Resistance
🔗 日本語レビュー
・【ポーランド・ユダヤ人救助者追悼全国の日】ロージー・ベッツラーの平凡な勇気——一人を匿うことという抵抗
