Two boys start an illegal and dangerous friendship

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2010)

"The boy in the striped pyjamas" takes place in the Second World War. The main character called Bruno is eight years old. He lives with his parents and his sister. His father is a Nazi-officer who has just been promoted. That was the reason they moved to a place named: Out-With. Bruno went to take a look round the house. Through one of the windows he saw a "farm". He tells his mom about the farm, because he wants to know if there live children. So he can play with them. His mother prohibited him to go there, but Bruno became curious. On one day he follows the worker of the house. He was a Jewish man, and he lived in the camp. Bruno climbs through a window of the barn when nobody looks. He ran through the woods and came by the "farm". There he saw a boy named Shmuel. The two boys started a friendship. Bruno returned each day and sometimes he brought some food. When his mother wanted to go back to Berlin, Bruno didn't want to go. He wished to stay with Shmuel. So Bruno crawls under the fence of the camp. He was just at the wrong time there; he went straight into the gas chambers. His parents can't find Bruno till they came to the barn. Bruno's father goes to the camp, but is he on time?
I like the actor Jack Scanlon (Shmuel) because he's quite young and he plays his role very well. He could empathize well and brings his emotions very clear. I recommend this movie to other people, because it is an impressive movie. I think people should stay aware of what happened in the war and what it was like. And I think this movie helps with that.