The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas released as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in the United States see spelling difference is a 2008 British historical period drama based on the novel of the same name by Irish writer John Boyne. Directed by Mark Herman, produced by Miramax Films, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film stars Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Asa Butterfield, and Jack Scanlon. It was released onSeptember 2008.

An 8yearold boy named Bruno Asa Butterfield lives with his family in Berlin, in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. He learns that his father Ralf David Thewlis has been promoted, due to which their family, including Brunos mother Elsa Vera Farmiga and 12yearold sister Gretel Amber Beattie, relocate to the countryside. Bruno hates his new home as there is no one to play with and very little to explore. After commenting that he has spotted people working on what he thinks is a farm in the distance, he is also forbidden from playing in the back garden.Bruno and Gretel get a tutor, Herr Liszt Jim Norton, who pushes an agenda of antisemitism and nationalist propaganda. Gretel becomes increasingly fanatical in her support for the Third Reich, covering her bedroom wall with Nazi propaganda posters. Bruno is confused as the Jews he has seen, in particular the familys Jewish servant Pavel David Hayman, do not resemble the caricatures in Liszts teachings. ........

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