The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heartbreaking historical drama set during World War II, based on John Boyne’s novel of the same name. The film follows Bruno (Asa Butterfield), an innocent eight-year-old boy and the son of a Nazi commandant, who unknowingly befriends a Jewish boy named Shmuel (Jack Scanlon) on the other side of a barbed-wire fence in a concentration camp.

As their forbidden friendship grows, Bruno begins to question the world around him, leading to a devastating and emotional conclusion. Directed by Mark Herman, this film offers a deeply moving perspective on the horrors of war through the eyes of a child.

🎬 Directed by: Mark Herman
⭐ Starring: Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis
📅 Released: 2008