This movie is based on the holocaust and the little boy friend a boy in the camp. Everyday the boys would meet on opposite sides of the gate to talk or come up with a game to play. One day the little boy in the consecration camp help the other boy (son of a Nazi) cross over by bringing him an extra pair of striped pajamas, only so he can see how the little boy (Jewish) lived. Sadly, that day was the day the Jewish boy's cabin was chosen to be burned and the son of the Nazi was in the midst of the crowd oblivious to what was going on. By the time the little boy parents realized and made the demand to cancel the process the little boy was burned alive with the others.