When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
Acting
Asa Butterfield's wide-eyed devastation is career-defining.
Direction
Herman shows horror through what Bruno doesn't understand.
Production
The fence as both prop and metaphor—brutally simple.
Director
Mark Herman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was shot in Hungary using a real 1940s barracks complex; survivors visited the set and broke down seeing children in striped uniforms again.
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