7.8
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
Courage beyond words.
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Geoffrey RushHans Hubermann
Emily WatsonRosa Hubermann
Sophie NélisseLiesel Meminger
Ben SchnetzerMax Vandenburg
Nico LierschRudy Steiner
Roger AllamNarrator / Death (voice)
Barbara AuerIlsa Hermann
Rainer BockMayor Hermann
Heike MakatschLiesel's Mother
Gotthard LangeGrave Digger
Rainer ReinersPriest
Kirsten BlockMrs. Heinrich
Ludger BökelmannFootball Urchin
Oliver StokowskiAlex Steiner
Hildegard SchroedterMs. Becker
Levin LiamFranz Deutscher
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As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from home because of the COVID-19 quarantine decided she was done for the day and came out into the loungeroom, and asked me to tell her about what I'd just watched. And as I was explaining to her, or trying to, I very quickly realised, wait a minute... That was fuckin' stupid! _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
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