The Boy in the Striped PajamasOverview and Synopsis

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  • Opened November 7, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 34 min.
  • PG-13
    mature thematic material involving the Holocaust
  • Through the lens of an eight-year-old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II, we witness a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of Nazi commandant, and Schmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Read More
  • Cast: Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga
  • Director: Mark Herman
  • Genres: War Drama, Drama, Childhood Drama

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  • It's been awhile since a movie moved me so . . .
    by rogerbecker1

    I can't remember film that struck me so close to the core of my feelings and emotions as this film did. It is a fresh and unfamiliar take on the events surrounding the WWII concentration camps in...Read More

  • Tremendous movie
    by jrubio42

    Hard to imagine human beings could be treated the way the Jewish community was. It is a must see for people that study history and past world cruelties....Read More

  • Touching
    by dallascowboys249

    Very touching movie. I thought that I had knew all about the holocaust, I was wrong after watching this movie. I had never imagined the holocaust from a child's point of view. The acting was...Read More

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
    by momsangel1989

    I really enjoyed this movie and it was very sad for me to watch because this is something that actually happened to people. i would recommend this movie because it shows first hand how the jews were...Read More

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  • "...more haunting and moving than 1997's Life Is Beautiful and is reminiscent of 1987's Au Revoir, Les Enfants..." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...the story's p.o.v. is fresh, with a darkly ironic flavor..." Variety

    - Derek Elley

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