I cried. At the end. Not so much because of what happened, but why it happened and how things led to it. I loved Bruno’s character right from the beginning, and Asa Butterfield was so charming.

I loved the cinematography and the atmosphere all the scenes created – there was a very light feel to everything, though much graver things were hoovering in the background at the same time. Much like the world presents itself to children like Bruno; there are no bad things, just your own little world where everything is fine and dandy, and either you don’t know anything about the more serious things or you just ignore them. The way Bruno became more aware of his surroundings and the situation with Shmuel was interesting to watch, but he never got things quite right. Perhaps he wasn’t capable of understanding yet, as his own world had always been so safe and serene, and that made the ending even more heart-breaking. He didn’t fully understand what he was doing and how big of a danger he put himself into. And that led to grave consequences.

It just broke my heart.