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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

Drama History War

Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.

Release Date: 2008, May 7
Directors: Mark Herman
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: BBC Film, Miramax, Heyday Films
Cast: David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, Jim Norton, Vera Farmiga, Richard Johnson, Mihály Szabados, Julia Papp, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, David Hayman, Sheila Hancock

Overview:

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

Keywords:

based on novel or book world war ii nationalism nazi concentration camp concentration camp prisoner children in wartime gas chamber