| Overall: | B |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 85 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 10 Mar 2009 |
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is rated PG-13: for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust.
Cast: David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon.
Studio: 2008 Miramax
Website: Official site for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
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In 1940s Berlin, eight-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield) enjoys a simple life full of playtime with his chums until he is informed that his military father (David Thewlis) has received a…
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
