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Eight year-old Bruno is the sheltered son of a Nazi officer whose promotion takes the family from their comfortable home in Berlin to a desolate area where the lonely boy finds nothing to do and no-one to play with. Crushed by boredom and compelled by curiosity, Bruno ignores his mother's repeated instructions not to explore the back garden and heads for the "farm" he has seen in the near distance.... See Full Description
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Drama, Adaptation and War |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 33 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 7th, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust. |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$9,030,581 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...Depends for its powerful impact on why, and when, it transfers the film's point of view." more...
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B+ |
Los Angeles Times, Sheri Linden
"...An affecting drama that refuses to soft-pedal its harrowing conclusion." more...
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ReelViews, James Berardinelli
"The pervasive sense of oversimplification and contrivance left me unpersuaded that this is more than a minor take on a major historical event." more...
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C+ |
Rolling Stone, Peter Travers
"...The power of this Holocaust tale sneaks up and floors you." more...
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B |
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