Boy In The Striped Pajamas

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Everyone can remember the history of World War II and the relationship between the Nazis and the Jews. In 2008, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas directed by Mark Herman illustrates the period during the Holocaust. The movie’s spotlight is on an innocent eight years old boy, Bruno, the son of Ralf, a promoted Commandant in the Nazi military. Unlike his father, Bruno is completely clueless about German nationalism during the Holocaust period. Due to Ralf promotion, Bruno’s family including his mother, Elsa, and his sister, Gretel, has to other choice but to move out of Berlin to the countryside near the concentration camp. Despite leaving his friend behind, Bruno still in hope to find a companion at his new isolated home. With the suffocation of

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