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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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.
2008 · Directed by Mark Herman · 94 min · Drama · War · History · 10 frames
Tagline
Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.
Crew
- Screenplay: Mark Herman
- Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
- Edited by: Michael Ellis
- Music: James Horner
- Production design: Martin Childs
- Produced by: David Heyman
Cast
- Asa Butterfield as Bruno
- Vera Farmiga as Mother
- David Thewlis as Father
- Rupert Friend as Lieutenant Kotler
- David Hayman as Pavel
- Jack Scanlon as Shmuel
- Amber Beattie as Gretel
- Sheila Hancock as Grandma
- Richard Johnson as Grandpa
- Zac Mattoon O'Brien as Leon
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English, German
- Studios: BBC Film, Miramax, Heyday Films
- Budget: $12,500,000
- Box office: $20,416,563
- Themes: based on novel or book, nazi, nationalism, concentration camp, world war ii, gas chamber, concentration camp prisoner, children in wartime
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