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.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.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.
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- 58 wins & 162 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaHedwig tells her friends she got a coat from "Canada," mocking another woman who thought she meant the country. Kanada was the name given to Auschwitz's vast storehouse of goods confiscated from the prisoners.
- GoofsIn the film, Höss' birthday celebration appears to happen during the summer. Hoss was actually born on November 25. Flowers would not be blooming in November, nor would anyone be swimming outdoors.
- Quotes
Hedwig Höss: I could have my husband spread your ashes across the fields of Babice.
- Crazy creditsAfter the opening title card fades, the screen stays black for over two minutes
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards (2024)
- SoundtracksChinesische Straßenserenade
Written by Ludwig Seide
Performed by students from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Conducted by Oriol Sans
Arranged by Members of the Auschwitz I Men's Orchestra
Licensed with kind permission of Richard Birnbach GmbH & Co. KG & University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance
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I knew nothing about this film before the screening and during the first minutes I was afraid it would be overly long, bland, and boring. Then I realised what it was about.
We have arrived at the point where the horror of the Holocaust is so well-known that there is no need to show the inside of the camps anymore. The mere suggestion is enough to imbue the banal with meaning. The Zone of Interest is a bland film and a gruesome audio play in one, twisting everything into a nauseating double-entendre.
Cinematographer Lukasz Zal lets a static camera capture wide frames. He deliberately keeps his distance so we, the audience, can observe. This objective point of view is then contrasted with several artistic moments with negative images or monochromatic slates. Such interpretative inserts don't add anything to the film but don't hurt it either. It underlines the horror. However, the soundscapes by composer Mica Levi push this feeling through much more effectively.
This film is not for the squeamish, even though there is no gore, only sounds. But that is more than enough.
We have arrived at the point where the horror of the Holocaust is so well-known that there is no need to show the inside of the camps anymore. The mere suggestion is enough to imbue the banal with meaning. The Zone of Interest is a bland film and a gruesome audio play in one, twisting everything into a nauseating double-entendre.
Cinematographer Lukasz Zal lets a static camera capture wide frames. He deliberately keeps his distance so we, the audience, can observe. This objective point of view is then contrasted with several artistic moments with negative images or monochromatic slates. Such interpretative inserts don't add anything to the film but don't hurt it either. It underlines the horror. However, the soundscapes by composer Mica Levi push this feeling through much more effectively.
This film is not for the squeamish, even though there is no gore, only sounds. But that is more than enough.
- TheDragonTrader
- Jan 18, 2024
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- Zona de interés
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- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,659,464
- Gross worldwide
- $52,798,026
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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