A new film about the Holocaust

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2010)

This film is not like any other film about the Holocaust. It is through the eyes of children. Children who do not see racism or hate. Most of us have seen it and know about it. We know that millions of people were killed. As adults or teenagers we know. We've seen movies or have learned about the atrocities that occurred. This film tells us the story of two children on both sides of the Holocaust.
Bruno is the 8 year old son of the Commander of the Auschwitz Death Camp when it is still in development. He begins a friendship with another 8 year old boy who is a prisoner in a newly established, lightly defended part of the massive camp. What follows is an emotional story told through the innocent eyes of the two kids telling it.
This film strikes an emotion never brought on before by a film about the Holocaust. It isolates young children as the primary storyteller, through the childlike view of what is happening in their individual worlds. The conclusion is shown through three different characters: the view of the two children, the actions and reactions of the adults, and the view of the audience. Each may have a different reaction.