"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" Movie Review

We recently watched one of the most powerful movies I have seen in quite some time. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", based upon a novel by John Boyne, is set in World War II and tells the story of a young boy whose father has moved the family from Berlin to the countryside, so that he may assume his role as commandant of a concentration camp. Lonely and restless from boredom, Bruno leaves their property (against his parents orders) and happens across what he thinks to be a "farm". Here, he meets a boy whom he befriends. The boy, Shmuel, is wearing what Bruno believes to be "striped pajamas" (hence the title) and is confined not to a farm, but the concentration camp. What follows touches on many elements of our humanity-child innocence, brotherly love, and human depravity. I won't give away any more, but will however mention two biblical allusions to watch for in the movie: Peter's denial of Christ and the sharing in suffering that we are called to. I don't know if this movie was in wide circulation, but if you get a chance to rent it, do so!