this was a very good movie but the story.... the story is sad. When the movie ended and the credits roled down i was already crying my eyes out. When i showed my younger 9 year old cousin the trailer for this movie she just didnt understand what the boy behind the fence was going through and treated it like a joke. But if she had sene the movie she would have sene how cruel pepole can be and that the holocaust was no laughing matter. What happened to these boys was OUTRAGING AND TERRIBLY SAD. If your child is 11 years or younger in age have them read the book before they watch this movie.After i watched this movie i asked myself one question.... HOW CAN PEOPLE BE SO CRUEL?! but i never got an answer.

When I went to see this with my school as an eleven year old, I was terrified. I've seen a great deal of horror movies, but this shocked me to the core. The climax at the end reduced me and several other kids in my class to tears. However, I would say it's a must-watch as issues so sensitive need to shown rather than ignored.

It is incredibly sad!!! There are two young boys who were meant to be enemy's became best freinds 'till life's end! Bruno an naive little boy who did not know he was a Nazis and Shmuel an intelligent little Jewish boy. Bruno makes a daring trip to Shmuel's side of the fence and he tells Shmuel "You are my best friend, my best friend for life" and that was true they were friends until life's end.

There is no use of "f---ing". Everything is offscreen. It's a very, very non-explicit and a film people should watch. The ending isn't explicit, but NOT FOR KIDS!!

This film is powerful! I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. The story is heart breaking and the ending is quite shocking. It will stick with you for many days after watching! The acting is amazing especially coming from the child actors. Definitely a must watch for 17's and up, but appropriate for mature minded tweens. I will watch this one again!!

It was such a great movie! I loved it with all my heart! But in the middle/end I had to turn it off. I cried because of what the little boy's father did to him and his friend! Its a positive message because the Bruno didn't care what Shultz looked like he wanted to help.

When I saw the film, I was so unhappy for days after thinking about what people actually did to destroy a race. I found Bruno (which i didnt like the boy to be called as i am called) a 8 year old boy who's dad becomes the comendat (dont no if thats how u spell it) and moves the family nearer to where he works which was Auschwitz a terible place to be. Bruno likes to explore, and when he does he meets Schultz, a small Jewish boy who he befriends. When Bruno falls off his swing, another 'farmer' called Pavel helps him up and which Pavel later gets beaten which i think finished him off. Beause the next time Bruno see's a farmer working in his house its Schultz and Bruno gave him some food which then says he didnt and the next time he sees him he lookes batterd. Also another soldier tells Bruno's mum what the smoke actually is ' they smell even worse when we burn them' he says, and the mum finally clicks what her husband actually doing. To make up for what he did th Schultz, Bruno helps him find his dad which was obviously killed in a gas chameber, but when bruno went in with the pjs on, his and Schultz's numbers are called and they are led to believe they are having a shower. they breather there last and are killed and thats when Bruno's dad finally realises what happened when he finds brunos clothes left by a hole he went through to help Schultz. another film to whatch if u liked this is shcindlers list (dunno how to spell that either)

This is a beautiful, well made film about the Holocaust. It's advertised as a family film but young children will not understand some of what's going on. My almost 12 year old loved it although during our discussion she wasn't sure of exactly what was happening at the end. I think one has to have a bit of backgroud on the Holocaust. Wonderful acting and a story that moves along keeping you on the edge of your seat all add to it's brilliance. One of the best films I've seen in a very long time.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a very good, educational movie that I highly suggest for family viewing. However, I do not suggest showing the movie to children without first discussing the Holocaust with them so that they have a better understanding of the movie and the issues it discusses. There could be some slightly inappropriate content as far as language and violence, so it's important as a parent to view this movie first to make sure that you feel comfortable sharing this material with your child. In my opinion, it is one of the best, non-graphic, Holocaust films and a good tool to teach young children about the topic of the Holocaust in an age-appropriate way.