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2008 · Movie · 1h 34m · PG-13

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

CriticsCritics: 60
AudienceAudience: 7.9

After his family moves from Berlin to a new home in Poland, a curious young boy feels isolated and begins a friendship with another boy living beyond a nearby fence. Their connection grows as the first boy tries to understand the unfamiliar world around him, while the adults’ wartime roles shape the dangers of their surroundings.

My take

You may appreciate this quiet, emotionally weighty historical drama about childhood, friendship, and the cost of hatred; Not for you if you want light viewing or a gentle story with little distress.

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Cast

Vera FarmigaAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert FriendDavid HaymanJack ScanlonAmber BeattieSheila Hancock

Director

Mark Herman

If tonight is a The Boy in the Striped Pajamas night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.