The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Year: 2008

Actors: Vera Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, Rupert Friend, David Thewlis

Duration: 94 min

Spoiler alert: All parents should read before watching with their child (children). Bruno with his family are moved to a home outside a concentration camp. The 8-year-old Bruno is very naïve and does not realize the reality that surrounds him. We watch as the home tutor teaches Bruno and his older sister (aged 12) that all Jews are evil and bad. Bruno maintains his innocence as his sister becomes more embedded in the Nazi culture. Bruno goes exploring and befriends a young boy his own age who lives in the concentration camp. Their friendship evolves and Bruno eventually breaks into the concentration camp to help Shmuel find his father; as they move around the camp, they end up in a hut that is next in line for the gas chamber. Bruno and his friend cannot escape and end up in the chamber. Bruno's father figures it out too late. Extremely emotional. Do not watch this with a child under 16, and even then consider your child's emotional well being.—Diana

Genre: Action   Drama   History   War