The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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Synopsis

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.

Directed by

Mark Herman

Written by

John Boyne, Mark Herman

Cast

Asa Butterfield

Bruno

Vera Farmiga

Mother

David Thewlis

Father

Jack Scanlon

Shmuel

Amber Beattie

Gretel

Rupert Friend

Lieutenant Kotler

David Hayman

Pavel

Sheila Hancock

Grandma

Richard Johnson

Grandpa

Cara Horgan

Maria

Jim Norton

Herr Liszt

ZA

Zac Mattoon O'Brien

Leon

DO

Domonkos Németh

Martin

HE

Henry Kingsmill

Karl

ZS

Zsuzsa Holl

Berlin Cook

László Áron

Lars

Details

Released

May 7, 2008