The Boy in the Striped Pajamas on DVD

Sat, 06/06/2009 - 10:09am by manz

Based on John Boyne’s best selling novel of the same name, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas centers on 8yr old Bruno. Set during WWII, he has to leave his friends and move with his family to the countryside, where his father will be the commandant of a concentration camp. Bruno is bored and wishes for nothing more than to find children to play with and explore and have amazing adventures. One day he spots a young boy, wearing “striped pajamas,” on the other side of the fence. He soon befriends the Jewish lad and doesn’t quite understand what happens on the other side of the fence or why his friend Schmuel can’t just come over and play.

This is an amazing film that focuses on the naiveté and innocence of a youth such as Bruno during a horrific time in history. The unfolding truth and horrific consequences of such a story really leave you breathless.