Showing posts with label Jack Scanlon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jack Scanlon. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Bruno is the 8-year old son of a Nazi concentration camp commandant. Being an innocent, he thinks the camp (which he can see from his window) is a farm. While exploring, he goes up to the camp and meets Shmuel, an 8-year old prisoner in the camp. They strike up a friendship, each not knowing about the situation to be able to fully comprehend what is going on. This is a heartbreaking movie told with a very deft touch. The two young actors (Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon) are absolutely brilliant. I'm told this was a book but I have not read it. Anyway, the movie is fantastic and well worth watching. 9/10.