The British-American production “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” is a drama film directed by Mark Herman. Based on the book of the same name, this story of friendship and two different childhood experiences in the middle of the Second World War will move you to tears.
Asa Butterfield portrays an eight-year old German boy, Bruno, whose father is an important Nazi officer. It all begins when his father is promoted and the family have to move. Different from their fancy house in the city, this one is in the middle of nowhere and near to a concentration camp. Bored and with no friends to play with, Bruno decides to explore the new surroundings, although he is not allowed to do so. After running through the forest for a while, he finds himself in front of a large fence that separates him from people in “striped pyjamas” and from Shmuel, a Jewish boy played by Jack Scanlon, who will become his friend. Bruno often returns to the fence to bring the boy food and to play with him. One day Shmuel’s father is missing and Bruno decides help his friend in the search so he gets into the camp and something really unexpected happens...
The outstanding performances of the two young actors, make the plot vivid and touching. The film is sensitively written since it contrasts the life of two boys of the same age that are growing up in two very different social contexts.
You should definitely see “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” since you would see the holocaust from the point of view of two innocent boys that the only thing they want is to be friends no matter what religion they belong to.
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