The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | ‘When They Burn’ (HD) - Vera Farmiga, Asa Butterfield | MIRAMAX

The look on her face when she realises what's happening...so powerful.

I love how the soldier's expression and tone completely change after he realized the female character wasn't comfortable with what was happening. It's like her humane reaction made the soldier briefly realize a piece of humanity he was trained to forget.

Vera's acting is breathtaking I'm so glad she won awards for it

it is really scary to be that young and see your mother cry. a mother is a figure of comfort for a child, as long as your mother's around, everything's okay. but when your mother breaks down, for a child who doesn't know any better, that is when the unsafety starts settling in

That cold look in the father's eyes when the mother cries on the floor... He's no soldier, he's nothing short of a monster.

"They smell even worse when they burn, don't they?" You monster....😢

I grew up in a predominantly Jewish household and i remember being pretty young when this movie came out. I wasn't really allowed to watch dark films like this but my father let me watch this movie and I remember crying so hard at the end realizing what pain and suffering my ancestors had endured. Everytime i would doubt myself or think I cant do something he always reminded me that i had the blood of my ancestors in me and if they still remained strong and faithful until the very end so can i. thank you dad.

"They smell even worse when they burn, don't they?" It literally took a 9-word phrase for Elsa to instantly realize what her husband is up to. How shocking.

The actress who played the mother did a fantastic job. Edit: Vera Farmiga

What impresses me about his reaction when she sees the smoke is that you can see it in his face that he doesnt even think that what they're doing is wrong. Its not one of those things where he's getting off on doing something bad or horrible. He thinks that what he's doing is right.

"No Ralph no not that! " That line really stuck with me for some reason I think that's how a lot of Germans must have felt when they found out the cost of the "greatness" that Hitler was promising

For me the mother was by far the most interesting character, I wish we had a whole movie about a character like her. A genuinely good person realising she's married to a monster, at a time when, for married women, escape was impossible.

You have to applaud Asa’s acting as well. That voice crack when he says “Grandpa’s here. Grandpa’s here.” after seeing his mother in tears.

I wish this movie got more praise, they had such wonderful and incredible actors, a super powerful message

She should've gotten at least a nomination at the Oscars. She's an exceptional actress and definitely way better than half of the best supporting actress winners!

I remember watching this movie in class my junior year in high school, and i could tell almost everyone had not seen it. Everyone left teary-eyed that day. That ending hits hard.

In the book Brouno father called his mother:" over sensitive" I was like no she has a functional heart

When he said they smell worse when their burnt I felt sad

She was literally sick to her stomach. She couldn’t believe that she’d married and had kids with that monster😫😫

"They smell even worse when they burn don't they" "What" it was at this moment when he realized, he fucked up