The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

When his family moves from Berlin to Poland, a young boy befriends a boy who lives on the other side of the fence, unaware he's a Jewish prisoner.

Director: Mark Herman
Cast: Rupert Friend, Vera Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, David Hayman, Jim Norton, Sheila Hancock, Amber Beattie, Domonkos Nemeth, Henry Kingsmill, Jack Scanlon, Richard Johnson, Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Runtime: 01h 34m
Type: Movie

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

When his family moves from Berlin to Poland, a young boy befriends a boy who lives on the other side of the fence, unaware he's a Jewish prisoner.

Director: Mark Herman
Cast: Rupert Friend, Vera Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, David Hayman, Jim Norton, Sheila Hancock, Amber Beattie, Domonkos Nemeth, Henry Kingsmill, Jack Scanlon, Richard Johnson, Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Runtime: 01h 34m
Type: Movie
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