The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)
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| Directed by | Mark Herman |
| Produced by | David Heyman |
| Screenplay by | Mark Herman |
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Edited by | Michael Ellis |
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| Distributed by | Miramax |
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94 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $12.5 million |
| Box office | $44 million |
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-American historical period drama based on the novel of the same name by Irish writer John Boyne. Directed by Mark Herman, and distributed by Miramax, the film stars Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Asa Butterfield, and Jack Scanlon. It was released on 12 September 2008 in the United Kingdom.
The Holocaust drama explores the horror of a World War II Nazi extermination camp through the eyes of two 8-year-old boys; Bruno (Butterfield), the son of the camp's Nazi commandant, and Schmuel (Scanlon), a Jewish inmate.
An 8-year-old 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 Bruno's mother Elsa (Vera Farmiga) and 12-year-old 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.
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