who plays bruno in the boy in the striped pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film) The film opens with the quote "Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows." by John Betjeman. A young boy named Bruno (Asa Butterfield) lives with his family in Berlin, in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. He learns that his father Ralf (David Thewlis) has been promoted, due to which their family, including Bruno's mother Elsa (Vera Farmiga) and sister Gretel (Amber Beattie), relocate to the countryside. Bruno hates his new home as there is no one to play with and very little to explore. After commenting that he has spotted people working on what he thinks is a farm in the distance, he is also forbidden from playing in the back garden.