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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas: Guide

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Miramax Films

Ages

11–16

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Short (1-4 activities)

A film guide that looks at The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), where young Bruno is kept in the dark by his Nazi commandant father about the neighbouring concentration camp, until he strikes up a friendship through the wire fence.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including English, Literacy and Citizenship in addition to highlighting themes surrounding historical periods, events and figures and World War Two.

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