The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a poignant and heartbreaking story set during World War II. The film follows eight-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a high-ranking Nazi officer, who moves with his family from their home in Berlin to a house near a concentration camp after his father (David Thewlis) is promoted to commandant. Bruno is initially confused by the camp, which he assumes is a farm, and is told not to go near it.

One day, while exploring, Bruno meets Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a young Jewish boy imprisoned in the camp, who is forced to wear the “striped pyjamas” of a prisoner. Despite the barbed wire and the barriers that separate them, Bruno and Shmuel form a secret friendship. The story unfolds through their growing relationship, set against the backdrop of the horrors of the Holocaust, culminating in a tragic and devastating conclusion.