The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, released in the United States as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is a 2008 historical-drama film based on the novel of the same name by Irish writer John Boyne. Directed by Mark Herman and produced by David Heyman, it stars Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga and Rupert Friend. A Holocaust drama, the film explores the horror of a World War II extermination camp through the eyes of two 8-year-... More

Initial release date:

  • Aug 28, 2008

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

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Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,
  • A csíkos pizsamás fiú,
  • Chlopiec w pasiastej pizamie,
  • Chlapec v pruhovaném pyzamu,
  • Çizgili Pijamali Çocuk,
  • El niño con el pijama de rayas,
  • Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama,
  • El niño con el pijama a rayas,
  • Drengen i den stribede pyjamas,
  • Il bambino con il pigiama a righe,
  • Le garçon au pyjama rayé,
  • O Menino do Pijama Listrado,
  • Poika raidallisessa pyjamassa,
  • Pojken i randig pyjamas,
  • To agori piso apo to syrmatoplegma,
  • O Rapaz do Pijama Às Riscas

Film

Directed by

Mark Herman

Mark Herman (born 1954 in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English film director and screenwriter best known for writing & directing the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Mark Herman was educated at Woodleigh School, North Yorkshire. He was late entering the film...

Tagline:

  • A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2008
  • Mar 10, 2009
  • Nov 28, 2008
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min
  • 1 h 34 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 12,500,000

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Media

Adapted From

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 novel from the point of view of an innocent young boy, written by Irish novelist John Boyne. Unlike the months of planning Boyne devoted to his other books, he said that he wrote the entire first draft of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in two and a half days...

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Awards

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 2009

Goya Award for Best European Film Nominees

British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Winners

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