The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about If you do start to read this book you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno & sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence We hope you never have to cross such a fence ...

A deeply moving & thought-provoking stage play based on the bestselling novel by John Boyne 96 pages Boyne John ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Based upon the novel by John Boyne THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship that forms between the son of a concentration camp commander & a young Jewish boy during World War II Directed by renowned British filmmaker Mark Hermon (LITTLE VOICE BRASSED OFF) the film features a cast that

Includes:: Vera Farmiga (THE DEPARTED BREAKING & ENTERTING) & DAVID THEWLIS (Mike Leigh&s NAKED THE BIG LEBOWSKI)

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Lines may divide us but hope will unite us Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution & the Holocaust He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do & no one to play with Until he meets Shmuel a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence & who like the other people there wears a uniform of striped pyjamas Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation & in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process ...

' Some things are just sitting there minding their own business waiting to be discovered Like America & other things are probably better off left alone' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind Who is the ' Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to ' Out-With' ? & who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it
- he will have to explore this place alone What he discovers is a new friend A boy with the very same birthday A boy in striped pyjamas But why can't they ever play together?BACKSTORY Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE & learn all about the Second World War in Germany
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Berlin 1942 Eight-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution & the Holocaust He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country All he knows is that his father was promoted & he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do & no-one to play with Then he meets Shmuel a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence & who like the other people there wears a uniform of striped pajamas Bruno&s friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation as their secret meetings result in a friendship that has startling & devastating consequences Synopsis Based upon the novel by John Boyne The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship that forms between the son of a concentration camp commander & a young Jewish boy during World War II Directed by renowned British filmmaker Mark Hermon (Little Voice Brassed Off) the film features a cast that

Includes:: Vera Farmiga (The Departed Breaking & Entering) & David Thewlis (Mike Leigh&s Naked The Big Lebowski)

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Bruno doesn't like his new house He had to leave all his friends behind in Berlin & there are no children to play with here
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'THE BOY made from SNOW had me compulsively turning the pages to find out the fate of Daniel & his mother A haunting & thrilling read I absolutely loved it' Kate Hamer author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT' An evocative & stunning debut' Jane Harris author of GILLESPIE & I' Original & unsettling
- & just a little bit heartbreaking' Rachel Rhys author of DANGEROUS CROSSING'A beautiful & evocative debut' STYLIST' Affecting' DAILY MAIL In a sleepy English village in 1944 Annabel & her son Daniel live in the shadow of war With her husband away an increasingly isolated Annabel begins to lose her grip on reality When mother & son befriend Hans a German Po W consigned to a nearby farm their lives are suddenly filled with thrilling secrets To Annabel Hans is an awakening from the darkness that has engulfed her since Daniel's birth To her son a solitary boy caught up in the magical world of fairy tales he is perhaps a prince in disguise But Hans has plans of his own & will soon set them into motion with devastating consequences
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD region B Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region free DVDBlu-ray player in order to play Jennifer Lopez leads the cast in The Boy Next Door a psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far Directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast & the Furious) & written by Barbara Curry the film also stars Ryan Guzman John Corbett & Kristin Chenoweth ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jennifer Lopez leads the cast in The Boy Next Door a psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far Directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast & the Furious) & written by Barbara Curry the film also stars Ryan Guzman John Corbett & Kristin Chenoweth ...