The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7.8/10
Rating
94 min
Runtime
2008
Release Year
Mark Herman
Director
Cast
Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie
Quick Synopsis
After Bruno's family relocates from their home in Berlin to a house near a concentration camp in Poland during World War II, he meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy imprisoned on the other side of a barbed-wire fence, where prisoners wear striped uniforms. Bruno does not understand that Shmuel is a prisoner or that his father, a Nazi officer, is responsible for running the camp. Despite this, Bruno forms a secret friendship with Shmuel and eventually ventures inside the camp, unaware of the risks involved.
Detailed Synopsis of 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.
