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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)  link to Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on IMDb  

Number: 1168

cover Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (151.1K votes)

Also known as: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (International)

Country: UK, 94 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama, War

Director(s): Mark Herman

Storyline:
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination.

Cast:

Asa Butterfield Bruno
Vera Farmiga Mother
Cara Horgan Maria
Amber Beattie Gretel
David Thewlis Father

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Location: Drawer 8 Slot 153

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1