“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” (2008) is a poignant World War II drama directed by Mark Herman, based on the novel by John Boyne. The film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp. Through the innocent eyes of these two boys, the film explores the horrors of the Holocaust with heartbreaking sensitivity.