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During World War II, 8-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield) and his family leave Berlin to take up residence near the concentration camp where his father (David Thewlis) has just become commandant. Unhappy and lonely, he wanders out behind his house one day and finds Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy of his age. Though the barbed-wire fence of the camp separates them, the boys begin a forbidden friendship, oblivious to the real nature of their surroundings.
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"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" should go by another title: "How to Turn an Audience Into a Sniffling, Blubbering Mess in 90 Minutes Flat." All the key components are there: a horrific, painful moment in history, a whole bunch of drama, and let's not forget the children -- the poor, naive children. (Full review)