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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  • Fairly Disturbing
    by peachyevey

    I have to warn you. This movie is slow...until the end. But, all I will say about the end is that it is difficult to watch. This film had a powerful script, an interesting take on the life of a...Read More

  • Such a disturbing film
    by redyeah

    I have been watching films since I had my first memory. Along the way there have been some shocking movies, but not many on this level. It is done so beautifully that one almost misses the trauma....Read More

  • 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

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Critic Reviews

  • "...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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