The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

[Dave Roberts]

One of the most moving films of the year, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a powerful, haunting story about the horrors of the Holocaust.

Unlike the vast majority of such stories, however, it doesn’t allow the audience to view events through the eyes of a Jewish character. Instead, we see things from a German perspective. But this is not a revisionist telling of the story, let alone a justification of the Final Solution, but a fresh look at it through the innocent eyes of eight-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield).

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[Yvonne Morris]

Having read the book I'm not sure I can watch the film - it's one of the most amazing stories I've ever read, offering a terrific insight into the life at 'Out-With' from a perspective I'd never encountered before. One that stays with you well past the last chapter. I hope the film does it justice and I'd encourage everyone to read it.