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Directed by: Mark Herman
Starring: Asa Butterfield (Bruno), Vera Farmiga (Mother), David Thewlis (Father), Jack Scanlon (Shmuel), Rupert Friend (Kurt Kotler), Amber Beattie (Gretel)
Country: UK
Language: English (Eng Subs)
Runtime: 01:34:40
Genres: Nazism, Childhood
Plot – Spoilers:
A Nazi officer who’s rising up the ranks, moves to the countryside with his family that includes his 8 year-old son Bruno and an older daughter. Bruno is bored in the new house with no friends and often wanders outside – something that’s been strictly forbidden by his parents. On the other side of the woods, he finds a concentration camp that he thinks is some sort of farm with workers. There, he befriends a Jewish kid and the two begin to regularly meet.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas attempts to tackle the Holocaust from the POV of a Nazi family whose members fall into a spectrum in their distaste for Jews – Bruno believes Jews are the enemy with some good apples among them, Mother is fine with the Jews being shunted into camps but can’t reconcile to gassing them, the daughter is evolving in her ideas, and Father can’t afford to think, as he’s now in charge of the camp.
Unlike a lot of Holocaust movies that seek to humanize Jews in contrast to the Nazi narrative, here you have the humanization of a Nazi by flinging tragedy at him. And this caused the movie to be criticized by some, for channeling the audience’s sympathy towards the dead German kid, while fading out his Jewish peer who also died with him.
It’s a big budget mainstream film with a spectacular production and great acting. The story is pure fiction but it is gripping and unusual. Vera Farmiga, with her dazzling eyes, is fantastic as the mother. 5 stars.
Another fucked up movie about Nazi concentration camps is “Bent” (1997) which features Mick Jagger, lead vocalist for The Rolling Stones, as a transvestite.
Vera has starred in a bunch of fucked up movies and a great one is called “Orphan” (2009) which would be a wonderful addition to the fine movies on EUM.
Too good, too beautiful, too painful. 🥀 This movie didn’t just watch me, it destroyed me. The most beautiful story about the darkest time. My heart is officially in pieces. 🕊️”
This movie pisses me off, 8 year olds aren’t able to even get into concentration camps. Stupid ass movie
Im crying wtf the ending was so abrupt like omg noone deserved that its even sadder bcuz u feel llike ur attached to Bruno cuz he’s the main character and then when he dies its soooooooo sad
as a goy i dont care if jews die fuck them hooked nose bitches
Is it strange to say I’ve always liked ww2 ever since I was a kid? I’m so glad I get 2 watch this movie now!! 😀
i thought this was a comedy who tha fuck would care about some jew pieces of shit
love it.
Fuck those hook nosed kikes. The less of them the better.
Another dog shit film about the holohoax so the Jews can keep swindling their lies.. Those rats are fundamentally uncreative
@fred. i wll go for the German boy. You take the Jew and we have a deal. A real Trumpist deal
would love to fuck the boy in striped pajamas up the ass before he goes to the gas chamber
one of the best movies that I first watched in school. don’t need to care about history as this is a movie that is NOT meant for real life stuff. This and the book both have one of the best storylines, interesting yet painful scenes such as when Bruno offered Shmuel food, and unexpected stuff happened next. also did I not mention the ending was unexpected?
9.5/10 if I were to be rating movies
oi vey stop noticing!
Tell me why this is less traumatizing than the book-😭 when I was in 6th grade we read the book and my imagination when Pável got unalived was traumatizing lol
This movie is so anti-Semitic! Really Jewish kids in camps? Isn’t that where the Palestinian children we miss with drone strikes are supposed to go?
i saw this movie as a kid before i knew about history and it fucked my shit up bro.critiism is just the unbelievably obnoxious english accents xD
my penis wants to cum…
Decent as entertainment, but historically inaccurate and misleading. It shifts empathy toward the Nazi family rather than the actual victims. The real tragedy isn’t what happens to them but what the movie fails to show about the Holocaust.
“All non Jews are evil by nature. The Jews are the crown of creation, the non Jews are the scum of the earth.”- Rabbi Shneur Zalman”
A Jew who kills a non Jew is exempt from judgement and has not violated the prohibition of murder.”- Rabbi Israel Ariel
Oy Vey why do people hate them?
I knew the moment I saw this the comment section would be a shitfest and u guys didn’t disappoint
Oy vey never forget the 6 gorillion
i am certain i saw elon musk in a couple of scenes
What do you mean this isn’t a comedy???
I was once in bed with a little boy in the striped pajamas. Now he has no pajamas when I go to bed.
I guess many thousands of service men, journalists, reporters, video/photographers, politicians, civilians, doctors, and prisoners from multiple countries were plotting future propaganda so you can justify your lack of critical thinking and unjustified hatred and distrust of the Jewish population as sold to you by your current right leaning politicians? It’s not like you can’t find facts without much work these days…
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holohoax
It was so sad. That little German boy died, and he didn’t even belong there.”
if the holocaust happened – and we all know its just jewish propoganda – this would be so sad
Highly unlikely fictional story ,based on a totally UNtrue story ,heeby propaganda .
Need check before go in there i fucking bruno in there shit you need wait before i see inside people if dead i need see open it
Nonsensical garbage.
2/10
Very sad, saw this in school once.
Fake Jewish propaganda
Who else had to watch this in school?
Beautifully done movie and an excellent book as well.
Very sad! True friendship 🙁
this was recommended to me by so many people and i’m glad i finally decided to watch it.
Manipulative, ahistorical dreck.
Damn I’m just now seeing this for the first time, and did not necessarily expect Bruno or Shmuel to die…like on screen.. shits fuckin sad. Those boys are adorable I *almost* cried at the end kinda surprised I didn’t lmao
Disturbing in the best way. I’ve seen this a few times and always have a few minutes sat in silence afterwards. The end shot is so powerful.
im crying
Great movie, there’s no victors in wars only victims.
Daaaaaaaammmnn! Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about! What a GREAT, GREAT film! One of those that reaches deep down inside you and gives your emotions a good stirring. And THAT in my mind is what truly constitutes a Effed-Up Movie. One that you can’t just watch and move on to the next without pondering over what you just saw. What you just experienced. 10 out of ten across the board on this one.
Thanks EUM, for helping to enrich my culture just a little bit more each day I spend with you.
this is one of the fews movies in effedupmovies thats heartbreaking, it was slightly fucked up to say the least, well made movies that makes u shed tears. i love how it illustrates the movie till the end <3
If the ending did not make you shed a tear, you are not human.
Not so good , quite boring tbh
Tragic movie, beautifully done. I think it would have had more impact in German, as the British accent somehow doesn’t go with the scenario. But all in all, an excellent inclusion on this site.
Fantastic film with a great unfortunate story. This reminds us that we were never born with hatred, but taught to us instead. It’s hard to believe that this was based on actual events. Very sad. Thank you EUM for including this film on your site. I think it’s definitely a worth to watch.