Bruno is a boy growing up in a comfortable household in 1940s Berlin. His father is a Nazi official, although Bruno doesn't pay much attention to this. One day, Bruno comes home from school and gets the unwelcome news that his dad has a new job and that they will be moving to another country. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was originally a novel written by John Boyne. It is a heart-breaking film which is based on a true story. Bruno and his family relocate to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command of a concentration camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in Striped Pyjamas. This boy is named Shmuel and lives behind an electrified fence. Even though this film unfolds through the eyes of an innocent child, containing no scenes of onscreen violence, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas packs as devastating a punch as an adult oriented drama about the subject. Its concluding five minutes are almost impossible to watch. Something I found particularly interesting about this film was the character Bruno (Asa Butterfield). I would describe Bruno as being curious, bored and lonely. He also has a kind heart. The setting of the film is established by the camera moving in through the Nazi flags onto a town square in Berlin. This camera shot shows the characters in the opening sequence pretending to fly. In the opening scene, classical music is played showing the time period of when the film was set. There is no dialogue in the scene which may show that they want the audience to look at what is going on and the journey of the children and to not concentrating on what the characters are saying. The lighting of the opening scene is very natural, using light from the exterior shot of the town square. The age range of this film could vary as it is quite an educational film. The audience could be from the age of sixteen and over. This film includes very emotional and serious scenes of an event that actually occurred.