Promoted SS officer who moves his family to Poland. Arranges homeschooling and maintains a strict, fanatical Nazi stance. Interrogates his mother about her anti-Nazi views, disciplines Lieutenant Kotler, and later discovers the horrific truth of the camp when he finds Bruno and Shmuel dead.
Son and father, bound by family ties but divided by the father's Nazi allegiance.
Married couple whose ideological differences over the Nazi regime cause marital strain.
Father and daughter, where the father's authority and ideology heavily influence Gretel.
Employer and employee, with Liszt tasked to educate the commander's children.
Enslaved servant and household master, bound by forced labor and hierarchy.
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