The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a British–American drama film directed by Mark Herman and produced by David Heyman, starring Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis and Vera Farmiga. It is based on the book of the same name by Irish novelist John Boyne. It has been reviewed as "One of the most powerful endings ever captured on film".

Summary

Bruno is an eight year old German boy who leads a very comfortable life in Berlin during the Second World War. His father is a high ranking Nazi officer, and things change when the family has to move due to his father’s new post. In his innocence, Bruno sees the nearby concentration camp as a ‘farm’ and wonders why its inhabitants are always wearing striped pyjamas. Eventually Bruno becomes friends with a Jewish boy his own age who lives on the other side of the fence.

Cast

    * Asa Butterfield as Bruno
    * David Thewlis as Ralf aka Father
    * Vera Farmiga as Elsa aka Mother
    * Jack Scanlon as Shmuel
    * Sheila Hancock as Grandmother
    * Richard Johnson as Grandfather
    * Rupert Friend as Lt Kotler
    * Amber Beattie as Gretel
    * Cara Horgan as Maria
    * David Hayman as Pavel
    * Jim Norton as Herr Liszt (The Tutor)