After doubling down on the adaption’s satirical approach by turning Hitler into an imaginary friend, Waititi had to sway studios and actors. Every A-list actor who was offered the role of Hitler ...

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The plot follows a lonely Hitler Youth who finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Waititi specifically addressed casting his role. “I scoured the earth for the perfect actor and ...

It would be hard to choose the most Jewish moment in this year’s production of Oberammergau’s Passion Play, the grand spectacle that recounts the story of Jesus Christ’s trial, suffering, and ...

BERLIN — A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play Friday about Adolf Hitler’s youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands, despite objections ...