Film

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008 · 1h 34m · Drama · War · History

Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

65%

Metacritic

55

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.

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

Zac Mattoon O'Brien

Leon

Domonkos Németh

Martin

Henry Kingsmill

Karl

Zsuzsa Holl

Berlin Cook

László Áron

Lars

• Mark HermanScreenplay · Executive Producer · Director
• John BoyneNovel
• David HeymanProducer
• Christine LanganExecutive Producer
• Benoît DelhommeDirector of Photography
• James HornerOriginal Music Composer
• Michael EllisEditor
• Leo DavisCasting
• Pippa HallCasting
• Veronika VarjasiCasting

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (2008) trailer

Release date

May 7, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$12,500,000

Revenue

$20,416,563

Genres

Drama, War, History

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