The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (12A)

A haunting story with an unusual take on the Holocaust, this packs a powerful emotional punch

Director: Mark Herman
Starring:
David Thewlis, Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, Sheila Hancock
UK, 2008, 1 hour 34 minutes

Fri 20 March 7.30pm - Bedstone & Hopton Castle Village Hall / Dilwyn Cedar Hall
Fri 27 March 7.30pm - Bishops Castle SpArC
Sat 28 March 7.30pm - Moccas Village Hall / Much Birch Community Hall
Thurs 2 April 7.30pm - Leominster Lion Ballroom

When his father is made Commandant of a concentration camp, eight year-old Bruno finds himself all alone until he meets a strange boy, sat behind a wire fence, wearing pyjamas. Bruno is hungry for friendship, Shmuel is just plain hungry. But their meeting will have terrible repercussions...

A powerfully moving and unusual view of the Holocaust.

"a hugely affecting film." The Times

External Links: Times Review / Film Education Resources