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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 a novel about a German boy's friendship with a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more on IMDb.
- (249K)
- Drama, War
- Mark Herman
- 2008-11-26
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
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Nov 7, 2008 · A family film about a boy who befriends a Jewish prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. See critics' reviews, ratings, cast, and streaming options for this Holocaust drama.
- (146)
- Mark Herman
- PG-13
- David Thewlis
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.
Raised in a loving family in early-1940s Berlin, the wide-eyed eight-year-old boy, Bruno, sees his world turn upside down when his high-ranking Nazi-official father is promoted and accepts an important position as a commander in a strange-looking farm.
