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Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed-wire fence, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined. Based on the best-selling book by John Boyne.

Last on

Thu 28 Feb 2013 21:00 BBC Four

Credits

Author
John Boyne
Bruno
Asa Butterfield
Shmuel
Jack Scanlon
Father
David Thewlis
Elsa
Vera Farmiga
Gretel
Amber Beattie
Grandpa
Richard Johnson
Grandma
Sheila Hancock
Pavel
David Hayman
Lieutenant Kotler
Rupert Friend
Actor
Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Actor
Domonkos Nemeth
Actor
Henry Kingsmill
Director
Mark Herman
Producer
David Heyman
Executive Producer
Christine Langan
Writer
Mark Herman

Broadcasts

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