This is a haunting story of an 8 year old boy, Bruno and his family set in 1940's Berlin. Bruno is a happy lad in Berlin until his family must move following his father's promotion as a Nazi officer to the countryside. Though the transfer is into the lush green hills of Germany, the home is grey, cold and lonely. There are no schoolmates, no children to play with; only a barren courtyard and a view of a neighborhood farm from Bruno's window.
As Bruno begins to illicitly explore outside the confines of his home and courtyard, he discovers another 8 year old boy, Schmuel, who is imprisoned behind the barbed-wire fence surrounding the farm. Though Schmeuel is dirty, hungry, and oddly-dressed in "striped pajamas," the two boys begin to develop a close bond, and Bruno begins to question what is really happening at the farm.
Not for the feint of heart, this is a thought-provoking film that should weigh heavily on our minds and hearts. A "must-see" for all, including teens.
