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The Zone of Interest is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, co-produced among the United Kingdom, the United States, and Poland. Loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis , the film focuses on the life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who live with their family in a home in the ...
- Jonathan Glazer
Feb 20, 2024 · A film based on Martin Amis's short story about the Auschwitz commandant and his wife, who try to live a normal life beside the camp. The film explores the banality of evil and the horrors of the Final Solution through sound and imagery.
- Jonathan Glazer
- 1 min
Dec 15, 2023 · The Zone of Interest is a film about the commandant of Auschwitz and his wife, who try to live a normal life near the camp. Critics praise the film for its dispassionate and disturbing portrayal of complicity and brutality.
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- Jonathan Glazer
- PG-13
- Christian Friedel
Dec 14, 2023 · A film adaptation of Martin Amis' novel about Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, and his family life in a nearby house. Ebert praises the film's audio-visual storytelling, its depiction of the sanitation and the banality of evil, and its challenge to the viewer's comfort.
Dec 14, 2023 · Heavily researched — Amis lists numerous resources in the emotional afterword — the book is narrated by three men, including a fictionalized character based on Rudolf Höss, the S.S. commandant who...
Feb 4, 2024 · The Zone of Interest review – Jonathan Glazer’s unforgettable Auschwitz drama is a brutal masterpiece. Only the constant pall of smoke, and a dread-inducing soundscape, tell of the horrors...