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Theatrical Release Date:
11/07/2008
DVD Release Date:
03/10/2009
Run Time:
94min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Miramax
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some mature thematic material including the Holocaust.
Genre(s):
Drama
Plot: Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, and Asa Butterfield star in Little Voice writer/director Mark Herman's adaptation of John Boyne's novel concerning the forbidden friendship that between an eight-year-old German boy and a Jewish concentration camp ... Read More
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Your Reviews
so sad, but makes you think is one life worth anything? why was Brunos' life worth more than anyone elses 70 men died in that tank, did anyone care about them?
Great story. The movie makes a person stop and think about how destructive hate is to everyone, even innocent children, if they're of the wrong "culture". (I don't like to use the term "... ;race" because all humans are of the human race and therefore we're all equal.) Full Review
Sad but very effective in telling the horror of the holocaust. Very realistic and could have easily happened. The SS had families that I'm sure were victims also. I think this is a very true and power... ful film and story.We should never forget that this really was a huge although horrible part of history. God Bless all the victims and their families. Full Review
THIS MOVIE WILL HAUNTED YOU LONG AFTER YOU WATCHED IT. IT'S POWERFUL AND VERY SOMBER MOVIE TO WATCH. IT'S TO REMIND YOU TO LIVE FOR EVERY MOMENT AND IT WILL GONE IN SECONDS. POWERFUL MOVIE AND IT'S SH... OULD BE IN YOUR DVD COLLECTION. Full Review
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