7,555 votes ~ IMDB
BBC Film
Storyline & Context :
Released in 2008, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas captures the essence of great Drama and War filmmaking with compelling characters and an engaging storyline thatkeepsaudiencesinvested."Linesmaydivideus,buthopewilluniteus."—This2008Drama,War,HistoryproductionfromBBCFilmbringsauniqueperspectivetothescreen.WhenhisfamilymovesfromtheirhomeinBerlintoastrangenewhouseinPoland,youngBrunobefriendsShmuel,aboywholivesontheothersideofthefencewhereeveryoneseemstobewearingstripedpajamas.UnawareofShmuel'sfateasaJewishprisonerortherolehisownNazifatherplaysinhisimprisonment,Brunoembarksonadangerousjourneyinsidethecamp'swalls.FeaturingatalentedcastincludingAsaButterfield,VeraFarmiga,DavidThewlis,theprojectdeliversacompellingmovieexperience.
