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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 34mPG-13🏆 #786 Top Rated
DramaWar
7.7
IMDB Rating
269,955 votes

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

Director
Mark Herman
Writers
John Boyne, Mark Herman
Stars
Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend
Release Date
November 26, 2008
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
🏆 7
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 634
Reviews
📋 249K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Asa Butterfield
Asa Butterfield
as Bruno
David Thewlis
David Thewlis
as Father
Rupert Friend
Rupert Friend
as Lieutenant Kotler
👤
Zac Mattoon O'Brien
as Leon
👤
Domonkos Németh
as Martin
👤
Henry Kingsmill
as Karl
Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga
as Mother
Cara Horgan
Cara Horgan
as Maria
👤
Zsuzsa Holl
as Berlin Cook
Amber Beattie
Amber Beattie
as Gretel

💰 Box Office

$40,416,563
Worldwide Gross
$9,046,156
Domestic Gross
$253,085
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary
Production
Miramax, BBC Film, Heyday Films

🏷️ Keywords

jewboypoison gasjewishfence

🎯 Categories

Period DramaPrison DramaPsychological DramaTragedyDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Amazing
by sophie-l-chapman2008-09-22
10/10

"Although it starts of slow,you soon get wrapped up in the story and feel as if you are there. It's amazing to see the different points of view and the acting is so believable you feel as if it is all happening there and then. I have cried at films in the cinema before but this is the only film that has made me want to sob. When it finished and the credits started rolling, no one moved from their seats or said anything. We were all shocked, and when people did start to get up an leave the cinema, still no one said anything. It is the best film i have ever seen and recommend everyone sees i..."

💡 Did You Know?

Bruno's parents are named Ralf and Elsa, but in the credits of the film they are listed as "Father" and "Mother." This is a tribute to the novel, in which the narrative focuses solely on Bruno's point of view.

📖 Synopsis

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.