The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (released as The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in North America) is a 2008 Holocaust historical drama film written and directed by Mark Herman. It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne. Set in Nazi-occupied Poland, the film follows the son of a Schutzstaffel officer who befriends a Jewish prisoner of his age.
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Directed by | Mark Herman |
Written by | Mark Herman |
Based on | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne |
Produced by | David Heyman |
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Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
Edited by | Michael Ellis |
Music by | James Horner |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $12.5 million[2] |
Box office | $44.1 million[3] |
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It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2008. It received generally positive reviews from critics for being touching but was panned by scholars for misrepresenting elements of the Holocaust.