In the book, Kotler does kill Pavel. However, it is not directly said that he was killed but he does not show up again after that incident. In the movie, Pavel's dead body is shown after Kotler drags him into the hall and kills him.
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Kotler beat Pavel to death.
19 years old.
he wears like a normal German soldier
The two boys are Bruno's best friends.
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Kotler beat Pavel to death.
19 years old.
he wears like a normal German soldier
The two boys are Bruno's best friends.
He made a list about the reasons why he hated Lieutenant Kotler.
"They smell even worse when they burn..."
Lieutenant Kurt Kotler.
Pavel is killed when he drops a bottle of wine into Lieutenant Kotler's lap. In a bout of anger, Kotler kills him - though the book does not say how he died.
Bruno was terrified of Kotler as he had seen him beat up Pavel .
When he denies knowing Schmuel in the kitchen, earning his friend a beating from Lt. Kotler.
Mark Herman is the director of The Boy In The Striped Pajamas