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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

PG-13

2008

94 minutes

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Overview

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

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Top Cast

Asa Butterfield headshot

Asa Butterfield

Bruno

Vera Farmiga headshot

Vera Farmiga

Mother

David Thewlis headshot

David Thewlis

Father

Jack Scanlon headshot

Jack Scanlon

Shmuel

Amber Beattie headshot

Amber Beattie

Gretel

Rupert Friend headshot

Rupert Friend

Lieutenant Kotler

David Hayman headshot

David Hayman

Pavel

Sheila Hancock headshot

Sheila Hancock

Grandma

Richard Johnson headshot

Richard Johnson

Grandpa

Cara Horgan headshot

Cara Horgan

Maria

Jim Norton headshot

Jim Norton

Herr Liszt

Zac Mattoon O'Brien headshot

Zac Mattoon O'Brien

Leon

Domonkos Németh headshot

Domonkos Németh

Martin

Henry Kingsmill headshot

Henry Kingsmill

Karl

Zsuzsa Holl headshot

Zsuzsa Holl

Berlin Cook

László Áron headshot

László Áron

Lars

Charlie Baker headshot

Charlie Baker

Palm Court Singer

Iván Verebély headshot

Iván Verebély

Meinberg

Béla Fesztbaum headshot

Béla Fesztbaum

Schultz

Attila Egyed headshot

Attila Egyed

Heinz

László Nádasi headshot

László Nádasi

Isaak

László Quitt headshot

László Quitt

Kapo 1

Mihály Szabados headshot

Mihály Szabados

Kapo 2

Zsolt Sáfár Kovács headshot

Zsolt Sáfár Kovács

Kapo 3 Sonderkommando

Gábor Harsai headshot

Gábor Harsai

Elderly Jewish Man

Julia Papp headshot

Julia Papp

Dancer (uncredited)