Review of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) by Drlowdon — 17 Feb 2018
The eight year old son of a Nazi officer in charge of a WWII concentration camp strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Jewish boy of the same age being held captive in the camp.
A lot of criticism has been aimed at this movie for sanitizing and failing to convey the true horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, and I can’t really argue with that. The movie is well made however (although I don’t understand why everyone talks in a middle class English accent!) with excellent performances from the two young friends could act as a good starting point for introducing the subject to younger people and promoting further discussion, which in my mind can only a good thing.
This review of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) was written by Drlowdon on 17 Feb 2018.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has generally received positive reviews.
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