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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 film adaptation of John Boyne's novel about a German boy's friendship with a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, War
- Mark Herman
- 2008-11-26
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 historical fiction novel by Irish novelist John Boyne. The plot concerns a German boy named Bruno whose father is the commandant of Auschwitz and Bruno's friendship with a Jewish detainee named Shmuel.
- John Boyne
- 2006
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.
- 94 min
Dec 30, 2009 · Bruno is intrigued by the existence of an odd sort of farm he can see from his bedroom window, where all the residents seem to be wearing striped pyjamas. When he tries to find out more about...
- 2 min
- 522.3K
- The Movie Planet
A synopsis of John Boyne's novel about Bruno, a German boy who befriends a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp during World War II. Learn about Bruno's life, his discovery of the camp, his relationship with Shmuel, and his tragic fate.
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Nov 5, 2008 · A film adaptation of John Boyne's novel about a Nazi boy who befriends a Jewish boy in a concentration camp. Roger Ebert praises the film's powerful impact and its exploration of the value system that survives like a virus.
