The Zone of Interest

2023

105 mins

Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Recommended
93%
78%
Drama
War
Award Winner

Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes 2023, this historical war drama from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin) centres... More

Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes 2023, this historical war drama from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin) centres on the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, who strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

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The Zone of Interest | Ratings & Reviews

Utterly Haunting

Sometimes scripted, sometimes improvised, the action is almost hallucinatorily prosaic. But everything the characters do, however mundane, doubles and redoubles in significance because of where and when they are doing it. As Höss family life goes on, you realise the depths of dissonance, which infects the whole film. Read full article

Matt Glasby

93_%344 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
78_%372 reviews
Audience score rating

"Devastating in the quietest way."

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Time Magazine

"Technically brilliant, uneasy Holocaust movie."

"A remarkable film."

"Masterpiece."

"Profoundly chilling."

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IndieWire

"A bold, terrifying vision of the Holocaust."

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Vanity Fair

"Devastating and vital."

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The Telegraph

"A devastating Holocaust drama like no other."

"Chilling."

"Devastating portrait of the commandant of Auschwitz."

"Sensation."

"A landmark movie."

"Dismantles simple cliches about the banality of evil."

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Vox

"A significant addition to the existing genre of Holocaust cinema."

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Indian Express

The Zone of Interest | Details

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Award winner: Best International Feature, Best Sound, Oscars 2024; Outstanding British Film, Best Film Not in the English Language, and Best Sound, BAFTAs 2024; Grand Prize of the Festival, Cannes 2023
Rating: M, Sexual references & content that may disturb
Runtime: 105
Genre: Drama, War
Country of origin: Poland, United Kingdom, United States of America