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Current status - Released
Total runtime - 105 mins.
Release date - 15-12-2023
Release year - 2023
Genres - Drama, History, War
Overall ratings and scores for The Zone of Interest:
Happiness Score - 7.294/10, World Popularity Score - 35.0292/100, IMDB Score - 7.9, Metascore - 98, Internet Movie Database - 7.9/10, Metacritic - 98/100, .
The Zone of Interest movie has Total Global Votes - 734, Total IMD Votes - 15,307
The Zone of Interest Movie Introduction: Movie The Zone of Interest, release year 2023 is written by Martin Amis, Jonathan Glazer and directed by Jonathan Glazer. The leading star-cast in this movie are Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus along with the other stars and crew members.
Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Behind the Scenes
Official Trailer 2 [Subtitled]
Official Trailer
The Zone of Interest cast and crew at the BAFTAs
The Making of - Official Featurette
Featurette - On The Soil
The Zone of Interest wins the BAFTA for Sound
The Zone of Interest wins the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film
The Zone of Interest wins the BAFTA for Film Not In The English Language
Scene at The Academy
Producer James Wilson on THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Why Łukasz Żal Had a "No-Film-Gear" Set on THE ZONE OF INTEREST
'The Zone of Interest' with Christian Friedel and Johnnie Burn | Academy Conversations
TIFF 23 Q&A with Christian Friedel and Łukasz Żal
BFI London Film Festival Q&A with Jonathan Glazer
Jonathan Glazer, Sandra Hüller & Christian Friedel on The Zone of Interest at NYFF61
Movie overview and plot by Anagha Shashank
Movie in-short: Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
Movie story-line: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Movie synopsis: Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
Highlights - The Zone of Interest (2023)
Total budget - $15,000,000.00
Total revenue - $24,186,207.00
Produced by - A24Film4 ProductionsAccess EntertainmentPISFJW FilmsExtreme Emotions
Produced in - PolandUnited KingdomUnited States of America
Available languages - German (Deutsch), Polish (Polski), Yiddish (),
Homepage URL - https://a24films.com/films/the-zone-of-interest
Awards won / Nominations - Nominated for 5 Oscars. 46 wins & 159 nominations total
Certificate(s) - AU : M CZ : 12 ES : 12A FI : 13+ FI : 13+ FR : UA HK : N-13 ID : B IL : 12 IN : 12 LT : M/12 MX : 11 NL : 13 NO : 13A PE : 6+ PT : PG-13 PT : PG-13 PT : PG-13
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of The Zone of Interest (2023)
Lead Actors - Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus
Writer(s) - Martin Amis, Jonathan Glazer
Director(s) - Jonathan Glazer
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about The Zone of Interest (2023)
What is the release date of The Zone of Interest (2023)?
Release date of The Zone of Interest (2023) is 15-12-2023.
What is the total runtime of The Zone of Interest (2023) in minutes?
Total runtime of The Zone of Interest (2023) in minutes is 105 min.
What is the budget consumed to produce The Zone of Interest (2023) movie?
The budget consumed to produce The Zone of Interest (2023) movie is around $15,000,000.00.
How much revenue is expected from movie The Zone of Interest (2023)?
Expected revenue from movie movie The Zone of Interest (2023) is around $24,186,207.00.
What is the pupularity of The Zone of Interest (2023)?
Worldwide pupularity of The Zone of Interest (2023) movie is 35.0292%.
What is the name of the production company of film The Zone of Interest (2023)?
Production company of film The Zone of Interest (2023) is/are A24, Film4 Productions, Access Entertainment, PISF, JW Films, Extreme Emotions, .
Which country the film The Zone of Interest (2023) is produced in?
Film production country for the film The Zone of Interest (2023) is Poland, United Kingdom, United States of America, .
Which language the film The Zone of Interest (2023) is produced in?
Film The Zone of Interest (2023) is produced in German (Deutsch), Polish (Polski), Yiddish (), language(s).
Which Genre the film The Zone of Interest (2023) belongs to?
Movie The Zone of Interest (2023) is categorized under Drama, History, War genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film The Zone of Interest (2023)?
Lead actors of the film The Zone of Interest (2023) are Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus.
Who is the writer of the film The Zone of Interest (2023)?
The writer(s) of the film The Zone of Interest (2023) is/are Martin Amis, Jonathan Glazer.
Who is the director of the film The Zone of Interest (2023)?
The director(s) of the film The Zone of Interest (2023) is/are Jonathan Glazer.
Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by The Zone of Interest (2023) movie?
Movie The Zone of Interest (2023) has Nominated for 5 Oscars. 46 wins & 159 nominations total awards and nomination in it's profile.
What is the story of The Zone of Interest (2023) in-short?
Short plot of movie The Zone of Interest (2023): Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp..
What is the full story of The Zone of Interest (2023) movie?
Full plot of movie The Zone of Interest (2023): Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp..
Where to find full details of The Zone of Interest (2023) movie?
You can find the full details of movie The Zone of Interest (2023) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372
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List of full Starcast and crew members of The Zone of Interest (2023)
Full Starcast:
Name: Christian Friedel
Character: Rudolf Höss
Name: Sandra Hüller
Character: Hedwig Höss
Name: Johann Karthaus
Character: Claus Höss
Name: Luis Noah Witte
Character: Hans Höss
Name: Nele Ahrensmeier
Character: Inge-Brigit Höss
Name: Lilli Falk
Character: Heideraud Höss
Name: Anastazja Drobniak
Character: Annagret Höss
Name: Cecylia Pekala
Character: Annagret Höss
Name: Kalman Wilson
Character: Annagret Höss
Name: Medusa Knopf
Character: Elfriede
Name: Maximilian Beck
Character: Schwarzer
Name: Andrey Isaev
Character: Bronek
Name: Julia Babiarz
Character: Young Polish Housemaid
Name: Stephanie Petrowitz
Character: Sophie
Name: Martyna Poznanski
Character: Marta
Name: Zuzanna Kobiela
Character: Aniela
Name: Benjamin Utzerath
Character: Fritz Sander, Topf & Sons
Name: Thomas Neumann
Character: Karl Prüfer, Topf & Sons
Name: Klaudiusz Kaufmann
Character: Obersturmbannführer Bischoff
Name: Justyna Szklarska
Character: Prisoner Gardener #1
Name: Kacper Piwko
Character: Prisoner Gardener #2
Name: Marie Rosa Tietjen
Character: Hedwig's Friend #1
Name: Antje Falk
Character: Hedwig's Friend #2
Name: Jakub Sierenberg
Character: SS Officer #1
Name: Joerg Sierenberg
Character: SS Officer #2
Name: Joerg Giessler
Character: SS Officer #3
Name: Heiko Lange
Character: SS Officer #4
Name: Marek Łukasik
Character: SS Officer #5
Name: Bernhard Schirmer
Character: SS Horseman
Name: Julia Polaczek
Character: Aleksandra Bystron-Kolodziejczyk
Name: Shenja Lacher
Character: Gauleiter Fritz Bracht (voice)
Name: Imogen Kogge
Character: Hedwig's Mother
Name: Wiktoria Wisniewska
Character: Heideraud's School Friend
Name: Paulina Burzyk
Character: Claus' Girlfriend
Name: Anna Marciniszyn
Character: Redheaded Woman
Name: Agnieszka Wierny
Character: Aleksandra's Mother
Name: Patryk Mika
Character: Polish Partisan at Table
Name: Tomasz Piwko
Character: Kapo Bohner
Name: Carsten Koch
Character: War-Wounded Soldier #1
Name: Heinz Nielow
Character: War-Wounded Soldier #2
Name: Christine Schröder
Character: Woman in Park with Dog
Name: Marnius Fislage
Character: Höss' Adjutant
Name: Ralph Herforth
Character: Oswald Pohl
Name: Daniel Holzberg
Character: Gerhard Maurer
Name: Rainer Haustein
Character: Richard Glücks
Name: Daniel Hoffman
Character: Dr. Meindl, Steyr-Daimier-Puch
Name: Wolfgang Lampl
Character: Hans Burger
Name: Oscar Lebeck
Character: Glücks' Adjutant
Name: Christian Willy
Character: SS Doctor
Name: Freya Kreutzkam
Character: Eleanor Pohl
Name: Leo Meier
Character: IKL Announcer (voice)
Name: Barbara Koszatka
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Izabela Bara
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Anna Kuwik
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Mariola Karczewska
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Halina Drzymota
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Dominika Matonóg
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Ewelina Kaczor
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Matgorzata Zurek
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Barbara Jakubowska
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Etzbieta Bronka
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Zuzanna Janusik
Character: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Name: Sascha Maaz
Character: Arthur Liebehenschel (uncredited)
Name: Ralf Zillmann
Character: Hoffmann (uncredited)
Name: Christopher Manavi
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew Members:
Name: Tessa Ross
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Simone Bär
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Simone Bär
Department: Crew
Job/Role: In Memory Of
Name: Waldemar Pokromski
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Designer
Name: Jacqueline Rietz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Tanya Seghatchian
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Thanks
Name: Ollie Madden
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Jonathan Glazer
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director
Name: Jonathan Glazer
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Franz Rodenkirchen
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Other
Name: Sanford Lieberson
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Thanks
Name: Jane Robertson
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Thanks
Name: James Wilson
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: Reno Antoniades
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Ewa Puszczyńska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: Martin Amis
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Novel
Name: Martin Amis
Department: Crew
Job/Role: In Memory Of
Name: Tarn Willers
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Production Sound Mixer
Name: Magdalena Szwarcbart
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Richard Lloyd
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Post Production Supervisor
Name: Chris Oddy
Department: Art
Job/Role: Production Design
Name: Mica Levi
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer
Name: Paul Watts
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor
Name: Johnnie Burn
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Designer
Name: Johnnie Burn
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Supervising Sound Editor
Name: Johnnie Burn
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Name: Eugene Strange
Department: Production
Job/Role: Location Manager
Name: Alexandra Montag
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Magdalena Malisz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Line Producer
Name: Len Blavatnik
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Joe Mount
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects Editor
Name: Simon Carroll
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects Editor
Name: Łukasz Żal
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography
Name: Lucy Pardee
Department: Production
Job/Role: Researcher
Name: Richard Van De Steenoven
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Roto Supervisor
Name: Sam Paul Toms
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: VFX Editor
Name: Gregory Corraze
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Compositor
Name: Katrin Vorderwülbecke
Department: Production
Job/Role: Additional Casting
Name: Daniel Battsek
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Aimee Dadswell
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Executive Visual Effects Producer
Name: Bodie Clare
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Name: Bugs Hartley
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Maxwell Alexander
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital Compositor
Name: Michał Wilczewski
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Mixer
Name: Gareth Bishop
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Colorist
Name: Jacek Wiśniewski
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Artist
Name: Małgorzata Karpiuk
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume Design
Name: Charlotte Larive
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital Compositor
Name: Anna Bogacz
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: Ludwik Sielicki
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Assistant Editor
Name: Stanislaw Cuske
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera Operator
Name: Guillaume Ménard
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Name: Katarzyna Świetlikowska
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: Filip Stefanowski
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Mixer
Name: Danny Cohen
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Łukasz Skwara
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: David Kimbangi
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Natalia Lubowiecka
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Editor
Name: Charlie Nevett
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: VFX Editor
Name: Marja Maccotta
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Production Manager
Name: Bartek Rainski
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Hannah Sornay
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital Compositor
Name: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Digital Imaging Technician
Name: Brendan Feeney
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Effects Editor
Name: Jenny Gauci
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Roto Supervisor
Name: Dominik Watin
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Second Assistant Director
Name: Jonathan Atkins-Pott
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital Compositor
Name: Bridget Samuels
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music Supervisor
Name: Sarah Morowa
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Digital Intermediate Producer
Name: Joanna Kuś
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Decoration
Name: Joanna Kuś
Department: Art
Job/Role: Supervising Art Director
Name: Katarzyna Sikora
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Decoration
Name: Katarzyna Sikora
Department: Art
Job/Role: Supervising Art Director
Name: Declan Ilett
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Mix Technician
Name: Pete Baxter
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital Compositor
Name: Marc A. Wilson
Department: Directing
Job/Role: First Assistant Director
Name: Jadwiga Bochenska
Department: Art
Job/Role: Art Department Coordinator
Name: Dawid Konecki
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Editor
Name: Kamil Kwiatkowski
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Editor
Name: Ewa Mazurkiewicz
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Foley Editor
Name: Oliver Vorderbruegge
Department: Sound
Job/Role: ADR Recordist
Name: Krzysztof Swiderski
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Video Assist Operator
Name: Bartosz Toboła
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera Operator
Name: Bartosz Toboła
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Assistant Camera
Name: Krzysztof Zawieja
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Digital Imaging Technician
Name: Andreas D. Nold
Department: Editing
Job/Role: First Assistant Editor
Name: Marzena Popławska
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Script Supervisor
Name: Michał Śliwkiewicz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Researcher
Name: Alex Frost
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Matthew Hale
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Lucas Hanwell
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Producer
Name: Jakub Kierski
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: Beresford Cookman
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Assistant
Name: Lewis Powis
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Konrad Kowalczyk
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Video Assist Operator
Name: Filip Baczuń
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: Mateusz Stasiak
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Mix Technician
Name: Maximilian Behrens
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Editor
Name: Maciej Król
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: Marek Puzia
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Focus Puller
Name: Joseph Wulf
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Songs
Name: Ke'Lonn Darnell
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Mieszko Falana
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Second Assistant Director
Name: Jim Ogden
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Engineer
Name: Ashley Smith
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Mix Technician
Name: Luke Beckett
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Josh Black
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Roto Supervisor
Name: Duarte Castelo Branco
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Giovanni Facci
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Compositor
Name: Simon Firth
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Daniel Gilligan
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects
Name: Xavier Goubin
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Matchmove Supervisor
Name: Maxime Gouilloux
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Rick Kamp
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Matte Painter
Name: Harry Landymore
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Producer
Name: Archie Lodewyke
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Production Manager
Name: Beth Marshall
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Name: Katherine Melville
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Roto Supervisor
Name: Adam Middleton
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Sophie Newton
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Francesca Pappalardo
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Samuele Pasquali
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Name: Lucas Poncon
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Celine Pourcelot
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Robyn Roach
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Sara Roxanne Rydding
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Rotoscoping Artist
Name: Sanju Travis
Department: Visual Effects
Job/Role: Digital Compositor
Name: Karol Masiarz
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Assistant Camera
Name: Lindsey Studholme
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler
Name: Molly Moffatt
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Coordinator
Name: Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk
Department: Crew
Job/Role: In Memory Of
Reviews Section
INT. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - NIGHT Auschwitz is the location of the world's most unforgivable crime — where humanity lost itself. An area forever marked with the horrors of xenophobia and a story that filmmakers continuously attempt to display on the screen. While holocaust cinema isn't being worked into the ground like other genres, there hasn't been a breath of fresh air for a while. The Zone of Interest is that breath. From the get-go, you're engulfed back into Auschwitz, except in this film, there is a gorgeous house bordering the concentration camp. Immediately this large grey wall hiding the atrocities is juxtaposed with the family's beautiful garden, which their mother wishes to continue improving, never mind the continuous screaming and low rumbling furnace in the area. What Johnathan Glazer does with the sound design of this film is incredible; through audio alone, you're left with a sense of dread; how could you sleep when all you can hear are screams? The film opens with a black screen and an audio scape, immediately setting the tone. The Zone of Interest layers many elements to create a narrative worth seeing. A narrative we know but in a brand new presentation. FADE OUT.
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-zone-of-interest-bfi-london-film-festival-review-one-of-the-most-important-films-of-our-time/ "The Zone of Interest is one of the most memorable, remarkable films of the last few years. Jonathan Glazer achieves a fascinating dissociation between the general tone of the movie and the mundane actions of the protagonist family, portraying the unbelievably shocking global apathy in the face of the greatest crime in human history. An extremely complicated viewing, excruciatingly frustrating, full of negative emotions, and not very accessible to the general public. The atmospheric, static cinematography, together with the powerful score and especially the background sounds that will haunt any viewer, justify the use of the term "masterpiece" to technically describe the film. But more important than discussing technicalities and the explored themes, or rating a movie like this, is learning from the mistakes of the past that sadly insist on persevering..." Rating: ?
Christian Friedel is quite effective in his portrayal of the Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss here. He and wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) offer us one of the most stark contradictions I think I've ever seen on screen. The beautifully manicured garden of a delightful family home with an unique next door neighbour. That would be the Auschwitz concentration camp of which he was in control. We follow his selection to run the place, his increasing role in implementing the extermination processes and then gradually, as he is promoted again, their realisation that the idyllic life they want for themselves is doomed. It's the brutal comparisons that work best here. We don't really see anything graphic on screen, that's all left to our already well enough developed imagination. The blissful ignorance of their children, the ample supply of food and the prevailing attitudes that nothing at all is amiss compares frighteningly with the real life ghastliness of those just a few feet across a large concrete wall. I suppose it could have more meat on it's bones - maybe just a little too much is left to our own interpretation and it can be a little slow at times, but it still delivers well as a template for just how many people thought the mass killings was hardly more important than whether or not they'd run out of eggs. It's not an history lesson - there are corners cut and licence is certainly taken with some of the timelines, but it's still a poignant look at human behaviour that's well worth a watch.
Some movies just have to be seen, even if they make for a difficult watch, and writer-director Jonathan Glazer’s latest is one of those pictures. While this offering is at times a bit uneven, when it’s on, it’s on, leaving a powerfully indelible mark on viewers, one that you feel in your gut and your heart and can’t get out of your mind. The film tells the unnerving story of the family of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel). They reside directly next door to the infamous Nazi concentration camp, somehow managing to live seemingly “normal” lives in the shadow of this horrendously notorious facility. What’s most chilling, however, is that the family seems largely oblivious to the atrocities taking place on their doorstep, focusing more on their social activities and material possessions instead, even with the routine sounds of gunfire and the sight of billowing smoke from mass crematoriums filling the surrounding skies. In portraying this, the filmmaker doesn’t need to resort to graphic, gratuitous imagery to make his point about the unspeakable acts unfolding so close to home; comparatively simpler depictions of these events (and their aftermath) speak volumes instead, creating some of the most implicitly unsettling sights ever captured on film. As a consequence, this approach really makes one wonder how anybody could be so wantonly callous and unfeeling, making for truly troubling viewing. Yet it’s also the kind of imagery that has to be seen for its full impact to sink in. This Oscar nominee for best picture – and the recipient of numerous other competition and film festival accolades throughout awards season – richly deserves the attention it has garnered, even if it’s an inherently disturbing watch (sensitive viewers take note). To be sure, there are some pacing issues that could stand to be rectified, and a few story threads could use better clarity, but the picture’s superb cinematography and fine performances by its excellent ensemble cast (especially Sandra Hüller as the commandant’s self-absorbed wife) are undeniably noteworthy. This might be a film that no one wants to screen – but that everybody nevertheless should.
Even in the middle of a war, there are two world's that exist side by side. One of ever day life. Raising kids. Working a job. Gardening. Having lunch with friends. Yet...over the wall is horrors. Rudolf Hoss is a commandant at Auschwitz during World War II. His wife Hedwig, played by Sandra Huller, and his children all live in the family homes over the wall from the camp. They live a normal life, and Hedwig prides herself on the beautiful flowers and swimming pool to enjoy. And just over the wall Jews are be incinerated. When Rudolf gets a transfer, Hedwig's life goes into turmoil at the thought of leaving the lovely home she loves. And just over the wall Jews are being incinerated. There's a haunting scene that shows the results of Hedwig's gardening. It shows close-ups of the all the different flowers and plants that have been lovingly been cultivated. They are stunningly beautiful. In the background the sounds of barking dogs and screaming and yelling can be heard. And just over the wall Jews are being incinerated. There is so much about this film that is disturbing. It presents an angle to the war and the concentration camps that I haven't seen before. We often forget about "normal" life going on at the same time. Huller is excellent, just as she was in "Anatomy of a Fall". The film is leisurely and quiet. It doesn't show the horrors of what is going on next door, but it doesn't need to since those horrors permeate every scene. One of the biggest horrors is actually how people can go about living their every day life with exterminations only yards away.
The Zone of Interest is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, that based herself on the life that Rudolf Höss, Nazi commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp from 1940-43 must had in that time in his residence, just at the side of the camp. It premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, winning both the Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Prize. For the 96th Academy Awards, it received 5 nominations (including Best Motion Picture, Best International Feature Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound) - for me best sound is almost a win, and have great chances for best international movie and adapted screenplay. Both Christian Friedel as Rudolf Höss and Sandra Hüller (from Anatomy of a Fall) as Hedwig Höss are exceptional in their roles. It focus on the idyllic live of the Nazi commander, in his house on the most normal life conditions, while the Holocaust and the killing machine he created works at just some meters of distance. The camera focus on medium and large plans, often showing the life of the dreams, but on the horizon we often see signs of the terror like smoke from the locomotives and from the enormous chimneys at the distance. We also have other signs, extremely subtle, like the sound of shouts and shots at the background, that only shows as more close in rare sequences. Other sequences like the girl, shoot in Infrared that left at night apples and fruits for the camp workers are just haunting (and the cause of one of the more aggressive shout sequence I mention above). Interesting enough is the view as close the view of the concentration camp is on the movie in the past, and in the present as a memorial. Both are unmistakable, but in either vision a far cry from what the reality must have been inside them. For the movie is a 8.6 from 10.0 / A- and a must see for 2024.
The Zone of Interest takes the notion of the "banality of evil", back to its true origin, the family home. All human evil starts with a home. In this instance, the home of a concentration camp commander, Rudolf Höss, of Auschwitz and his family. The laid back ease of middle class family life, of an upper management level Nazi, is juxtaposed with suffering of people (Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, political dissidents, religious minorities and yes even some allied soldiers, who were prisoners of war), who quite literally reside, over the fence, in the concentration camp, Hoss oversees. This is a quietly horrifying film where the an idyllic and wholly familiar family setting is punctured, by the occasional sounds of misery and death, emanating from neighbouring death camp. Smoke stacks, burn human remains, that rise beyond the family fence line. In another compelling scene, a Hoss family riverside outing is disrupted by human ash, floating with the waters current. The Zone of Interest is not an demonstrably violent film. Violence is hinted at and as we can see, is psychologically and physically partitioned off, from the peaceful home life, of Hoss and his family. This is a compelling film but I did feel it overplayed its hand somewhat with discordant music and oddly dissonant night vision scenes, with a girl apparently trying to help the victims of the camps, by leaving food for them, at work sites, concealed next to their tools. In summary, a disturbingly influential film, that looks openly and honestly, at where evil resides.
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