The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (movie)
2008 film directed by Mark Herman
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2008 British-American historical drama movie. It is based on the book of the same name by John Boyne.[4] The movie is directed by Mark Herman and produced by David Heyman. It stars Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Amber Beattie, Richard Johnson and Rupert Friend.
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Directed by | Mark Herman |
Written by | Mark Herman |
Based on | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne |
Produced by | David Heyman |
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Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
Edited by | Michael Ellis |
Music by | James Horner |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $12.5 million[2] |
Box office | $44.1 million[3] |
The movie is about a boy whose father is a soldier during the World War II. They decided to move to a new house so that the father can work near the extermination camps. The son likes to explore and he comes to meet a Jewish boy who lives in the extermination camp. One day, he decides to go into the camp and accidentally enters a gas chamber and dies along with all prisoners.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)". British Film Institute. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ Vilkomerson, Sara (March 31, 2009). "On Demand This Week: Lost Boys". The New York Observer. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
Other websites
change- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on IMDb
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas at Box Office Mojo
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas at Rotten Tomatoes