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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
(2008)
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Zac Mattoon O'Brien | ... |
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Domonkos Németh | ... | |
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Henry Kingsmill | ... | |
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Cara Horgan | ... | |
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Zsuzsa Holl | ... |
Berlin Cook
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Amber Beattie | ... | |
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László Áron | ... | |
| David Thewlis | ... |
Father
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| Richard Johnson | ... |
Grandpa
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Sheila Hancock | ... |
Grandma
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Charlie Baker | ... |
Palm Court Singer
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Iván Verebély | ... | |
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Béla Fesztbaum | ... | |
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Storyline
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
A story of innocence in a world of ignorance See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
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El niño con el pijama de rayas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£513,653 (UK) (14 September 2008) (167 Screens)Gross:
$9,030,581 (USA) (18 January 2009)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Mother: Hello, sweetheart.
Bruno: Mum, what's going on?
Mother: We're celebrating.
Bruno: Celebrating?
Mother: Mm, your father's been given a promotion.
Gretel: That means a better job.
Bruno: I know what promotion is.
Mother: So we're having a little party to celebrate.
Bruno: He's still going to be a soldier though, isn't he?
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Trivia
Bruno's parents are called Ralf and Elsa, but are only credited as "Father" and "Mother" because that is how Bruno would have known them, and everything in the film is seen from his point of view. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The dedication document shown at Bruno's grandmother's funeral is titled "von dem Führer" (by the Führer). It has been claimed even though the grammatically correct German would be "vom Führer", the text would still be too sparse and informal for such an occasion as a funeral. However, "Vom" is just a contraction of "von dem" but "vom" is more colloquial in German. An official piece of writing like shown in the movie would state "von dem", that is, if such a dedication is actually based on an original anyway. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mother: Hello, sweetheart.
Bruno: Mum, what's going on?
Mother: We're celebrating.
Bruno: Celebrating?
Mother: Mm, your father's been given a promotion.
Gretel: That means a better job.
Bruno: I know what promotion is.
Mother: So we're having a little party to celebrate.
Bruno: He's still going to be a soldier though, isn't he?
[...]
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Crazy Credits
Quotation displayed before the opening titles: "Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows - John Betjeman" See more »
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