

“Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.”
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.
Directed by Mark Herman, Mark Herman, Christine Langan
User score
7,920 votes






Released
May 7, 2008
1h 34m
English, German
Budget → Revenue
$12.5M → $20.4M

Asa Butterfield
Bruno

Vera Farmiga
Mother

David Thewlis
Father

Rupert Friend
Lieutenant Kotler

David Hayman
Pavel

Jack Scanlon
Shmuel

Amber Beattie
Gretel

Sheila Hancock
Grandma

Richard Johnson
Grandpa
Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Leon
Domonkos Németh
Martin
Henry Kingsmill
Karl

Cara Horgan
Maria
Zsuzsa Holl
Berlin Cook

László Áron
Lars

Charlie Baker
Palm Court Singer

Iván Verebély
Meinberg

Béla Fesztbaum
Schultz
Attila Egyed
Heinz

Jim Norton
Herr Liszt