- Summary
- Set in Poland during World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.
- Other Title
- Boy in the striped pyjamas.
- Variant Title
- Boy in the striped pyjamas
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Locale
- Poland
- Contents
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Bonus features: "Friendship beyond the fence" featurette (ca. 20 min.) ; Optional audio feature commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne ; Deleted scenes with optional commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Heyman, David, 1961- producer.
Alison, Rosie, producer.
Herman, Mark, screenwriter, director.
Farmiga, Vera, actor.
Thewlis, David, 1963- actor.
Friend, Rupert, actor.
Butterfield, Asa, 1997- actor.
Scanlon, Jack, 1998- actor.
Hayman, David, 1950- actor.
Boyne, John, 1971-
Miramax Films.
BBC Films.
Heyday Films.
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Notes
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Based on the book "The Boy in the striped pajamas" by John Boyne.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Bonus features: "Friendship beyond the fence" featurette (ca. 20 min.) ; Optional audio feature commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne ; Deleted scenes with optional commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne.
Director of photography, Benoît Delhomme ; editor, Michael Ellis ; music, James Horner ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, Martin Childs.
Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, David Hayman, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, Amber Beattie, Jim Norton, Sheila Hancock, Richard Johnson.
MPAA rating (feature) : PG-13; for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust ; bonus material not rated.
DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; dual-layer disc.
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles, or optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
