Young Johannes Betzler, a great admirer of the Führer and his imaginary friend, belongs to the Hitlerjugend. His mother, named Rosie, brought him up alone, while carrying out resistance actions. One day, Jojo hears a noise upstairs. He is stunned to discover that his mother is hiding a young Jewish girl named Elsa Korr. Some time later, Rosie is arrested by the Gestapo and hanged in public. From this situation flows the rest of the film, oscillating between war and freedom, humor and drama, innocence and indoctrination.
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