The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Director:
Mark Herman
Stars: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend
Studio: Miramax Films
The Plot: A WWII-set story as seen through the eyes of Bruno (Butterfield), whose Nazi-Officer father (Thewlis) has just been made the commandant of a concentration camp outside Berlin. Bruno’s eventual friendship with Shmuel, a boy his age who is detained at the camp, will usher in a troublesome reality for Bruno, and lead to a fateful attempt to alter Shmuel’s situation.
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THE BUZZ: Typically cheery British director Mark Herman (Little Voice) looks back to the dark days of WWII in his adaptation of John Boyne’s acclaimed, super-depressing novel. Prepare to be horrified by David Thewlis and Rupert Friend in what could be the saddest film released this year. Awards bait? Certainly. What are its chances? We’ll have to see what sort of push Miramax gives it — they’ve also got Mike Leigh’s buzzing Happy-Go-Lucky on their plate this season …
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