The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

May 7, 2008

1h 34m

★ 7.8

Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.

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.

Genres

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

BBC Film

Miramax

Heyday Films

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Trailers

Cast

Bruno

Asa Butterfield

Mother

Vera Farmiga

Father

David Thewlis

Shmuel

Jack Scanlon

Gretel

Amber Beattie

Lieutenant Kotler

Rupert Friend

Pavel

David Hayman

Grandma

Sheila Hancock

Grandpa

Richard Johnson

Maria

Cara Horgan

Herr Liszt

Jim Norton

Leon

Zac Mattoon O'Brien

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