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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.
A drama war film based on John Boyne's novel about a friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy in a concentration camp. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (249K)
- 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
A family film about a boy who befriends a Jewish prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. See critics' reviews, ratings, cast, and watchlist options for this Holocaust drama.
- (146)
- Mark Herman
- PG-13
- David Thewlis
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.
