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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (released as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in North America) is a 2008 Holocaust historical drama film written and directed by Mark Herman. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne.
Nov 26, 2008 · A drama war film based on John Boyne's novel about a forbidden friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy in a concentration camp. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, War
- Mark Herman
- 2008-11-26
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During World War II, 8-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield) and his family leave Berlin to take up residence near the concentration camp where his father (David Thewlis) has just become commandant ...
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- Mark Herman
- PG-13
- David Thewlis
Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. Bruno an eight-year-old boy from Berlin, Germany is moved with his mother, Elder sister, SS Commander father to a ...
A forbidden friendship forms between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Schmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though separated physically by a barbed wire fence, their lives become inescapably intertwined.
Nov 5, 2008 · A film review by the late critic Roger Ebert, who praises the film's powerful impact and its exploration of the Nazi mindset. He compares the story to the Enron scandal and the Wall Street crash, and questions the value system that allows evil to function.
