Movie
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
2008 · Released · 94 min · United Kingdom, United States · English
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (released as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in North America) is a 2008 Holocaust historical drama film written and directed by Mark Herman. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne. Set in Nazi Germany, the film follows the son of a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who befriends a Jewish prisoner of his age. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2008. It received generally positive reviews from critics for its emotional weight, mature themes and acting but was panned by scholars for misrepresenting elements of the Holocaust.
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Also known as
- Deutsch
- Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama
- Español
- El niño con el pijama de rayas
- Français
- Le Garçon au pyjama rayé
- Bahasa Indonesia
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Italiano
- Il bambino con il pigiama a righe
- 日本語
- 縞模様のパジャマの少年
- 한국어
- 줄무늬 파자마를 입은 소년
- Polski
- Chłopiec w pasiastej piżamie
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