The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Studio/Distributor
Miramax Films
Director
Mark Herman
Screenwriter(s)
Mark Herman
Cast
David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scalon
Release Date: November 7, 2008
Release: Limited
Synopsis: Adapted from John Boyne's best-selling novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" is a fictional story told through the eves of an eight year old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II. This unforgettable tale follows a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed-wire fence, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined.
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust)
Offical Site: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon
Miramax Films
Director
Mark Herman
Screenwriter(s)
Mark Herman
Cast
David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scalon
Release Date: November 7, 2008
Release: Limited
Synopsis: Adapted from John Boyne's best-selling novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" is a fictional story told through the eves of an eight year old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II. This unforgettable tale follows a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed-wire fence, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined.
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust)
Offical Site: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon
