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Boy in the Striped Pajamas DVD
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Release Date: 3/10/2009 Original Release: 2008 Format: DVD Length: 94 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust UPC: 786936749274 Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Dramas, War, World War II, Children, Nazis, Theatrical Release, WWII, Friendships, Holocaust, Based On A Novel
Description
Based on the novel by John Boyne, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is a wrenching Holocaust story about a young German boy and his forbidden friendship with a Jewish child. Bruno (Asa Butterfield) is living a charmed life in Berlin as the son of a high-ranking Nazi soldier, when his father (David Thewlis) is suddenly transferred to a job out in the country. Bruno, as well as his sister Gretel (Amber Beattie) and mother (Vera Farmiga) must all join him at his new post. Bruno is lonely and confused by his new surroundings, and he doesn't understand why he can't wander the grounds or play at a nearby farm. The "farm," of course, is a concentration camp, though Bruno doesn't know this. He soon sneaks away to explore, and meets Shmuel (Jack Scanlon) a prisoner of the camp. Shmuel is eight, the same age as Bruno, and the two form a timid, careful friendship, playing checkers and catch through the barbed wire fence. Bruno knows that his friendship with Shmuel is dangerous, but after witnessing brutal violence perpetrated against some very kind people, he has begun to question the Nazi doctrine of hate. He is no longer sure what to make of his soldier father, whom he once believed to be a hero. When he learns that Shmuel is in trouble, he vows to help him, and together the boys form an outrageous plan that culminates in the film's devastating climax.
Farmiga and Thewlis put in excellent performances, while Scanlon and Butterfield, are equally impressive, doing a fine job of carrying the weight of such a heavy film. The BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is a deeply moving and--it must be said--disturbing movie. But it is a remarkable story, told with masterly intelligence and grace.
DVD Features
Region 1 NTSC Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - Spanish Additional Release Material: Featurette: FRIENDSHIP BEYOND THE FENCE Deleted Scenes: With Optional Commentary By Writer/Director Mark Herman and Author John Boyne Audio Commentary: Writer/Director Mark Herman and Author John Boyne
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