The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas [DVD] [2008] | ![The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas [DVD] [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GwPW1A6cL._SL160_.jpg)
| Director: Mark Herman
Actors: Cara Horgan, Jack Scanlon, Asa Butterfield, Sheila Hancock, David Heyman
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Category: DVD
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Rating:  198 reviews
Sales Rank: 64
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Languages: English (Audio Description), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
EAN: 8717418178864
ASIN: B001L1BT3O
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: March 9, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Based on the book by John Boyne, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas didn’t really get the box office recognition it deserves on its theatrical release, struggling to find a foothold amidst a stampede of blockbusters. But this is a film that, surely, is ripe for discovery on DVD. Directed with care and diligence by Mark Herman, whose CV includes the excellent Brassed Off! and Little Voice, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is set during the Second World War, in and around a Nazi concentration camp. It tells its tale through the eyes of two young boys. One is the son of the camp’s commandant, while the other is wearing the striped pyjamas of the title. The two boys meet and ultimately befriend one another, and The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas tells the difficult story of their companionship. It does it extremely well, too, careful to understate proceedings and demonstrate a restraint that serves the subject matter well. It’s also quite a lean film, and one boasting excellent performances, including David Thewlis as the aforementioned commandant. If The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas has a problem or two, they pale in comparison to its strengths. For this is a tightly directed, moving film, that does real justice to the terrific book it’s derived from. It’s not always an easy watch, but it's very memorable.--Jon Foster
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 Happy Boy March 3, 2010
A. Adams (Scotland)
value,delivery and service excellent ps will never buy from High St now I have found you
Boy in Striped Pyjamas March 2, 2010
Brynley John Davies
I live in sheltered housing and on Wednesday night we have a film last week we seen the boy in striped pyjamas all the residents are all over 60 and said it was one of the best films they have ever seen
 Glossing over the horror February 28, 2010
Jacques Tati
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Imagine for a moment a film about the working-classes living through the blitz in London's East End.
The film is in German, made by middle-class Germans in the 21st century.
How accurate do you think it would be, me old Cockney sparra?
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a twee, English, and a wildly inaccurate portrayal of life inside and outside the unspeakable concentration campa.
I note that (hardly surprisingly) the DVD is not available to purchase in Germany.
I give the film three whole stars simply because its heart is in the right place.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas February 26, 2010
L. Reynolds (West Midlands, England)
This is an excellent, if not somewhat harrowing film. It follows the son of a Nazi prison camp manager, and his friendship with one of the camp inmates. It's a good way of introducing children to the realities of the second world war.
It's very well done for such a sensitive subject.
Excellent DVD February 22, 2010
E. Foskett
Really enjoyed this DVD. It was a really truly moving storyline and would definitely recommend
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