The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Release: May 7, 2008 | Runtime: 1h 34m | Rating: 7.8
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.
Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.
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Main cast
- Asa Butterfield as Bruno
- Vera Farmiga as Mother
- David Thewlis as Father
- Jack Scanlon as Shmuel
- Amber Beattie as Gretel
- Rupert Friend as Lieutenant Kotler
- David Hayman as Pavel
- Sheila Hancock as Grandma
- Richard Johnson as Grandpa
- Cara Horgan as Maria
- Jim Norton as Herr Liszt
- Zac Mattoon O'Brien as Leon
- Domonkos Németh as Martin
- Henry Kingsmill as Karl
- Zsuzsa Holl as Berlin Cook
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What is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas about?
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.
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