Katyn vs The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Katyn). The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 2m. Katyn is the older of the two (2007 against 2008). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Katyn
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas| Katyn | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrzej Wajda | Mark Herman |
| Main cast | Danuta Stenka, Sergey Garmash, Maja Ostaszewska, Paweł Małaszyński, Magdalena Cielecka | David Hayman, Asa Butterfield, Vera Farmiga, Cara Horgan, David Thewlis |
Synopsis
Katyn
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
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