Jonathan Glazer's new Holocaust drama, 'The Zone of Interest', has garnered critical acclaim and Oscar buzz, with Empire magazine giving it a ★★★★★ review. Now showing in UK cinemas, the film is based on the novel by Martin Amis and is described as 'devastating and vital' and 'striking, unforgettable'. It portrays the life of an Auschwitz commandant and his family, highlighting the 'banality of evil' as they live a mundane existence next to the Holocaust horrors. The film's narrative is enriched by Martin Amis's tar-dark comedy and scenes featuring a young girl hiding food, which Glazer explains are based on real-life stories. To recreate the atmosphere, filmmakers used 'real sounds of people in pain' found on YouTube and photos of Rudolf Höss's children playing next to Auschwitz. Critics have called the film 'mesmerizing and unsettling', emphasizing its exploration of denial about genocide.
“The Zone of Interest” is a film about the most extreme form of living in denial about genocide, even when it’s so close that it’s occurring on the other side of a wall. https://t.co/oa95WTiCtA
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Holocaust art relies on an audience capable of moral judgement. But, @BoydTonkin asks, does The Zone of Interest take that risk? 👇 https://t.co/s3t0cWHUkR
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Jonathan Glazer’s new film “The Zone of Interest” is a meticulous study of the comfortable lives of an Auschwitz commandant and his family. It gives us plenty of grim time to think about what it’s showing us — and the horror of what lies just off-screen. https://t.co/oa95WTiCtA
Jonathan Glazer’s haunting new film “The Zone of Interest” follows the life of an Auschwitz commandant in 1943 as his family goes about their business with the horrors of the Holocaust just on the other side of a wall. It’s mesmerizing and unsettling. https://t.co/oa95WTiCtA
How 'banality of evil' in The Zone of Interest was re-created: Filmmakers listened to 'real sounds of people in pain' on YouTube and used photos of Rudolf Höss's children playing in garden next to Auschwitz to shoot disturbing scenes https://t.co/BmZ9QzStsJ https://t.co/SrYVjZLk2h
Jonathan Glazer's 'striking, unforgettable' Holocaust drama #TheZoneOfInterest is in UK cinemas now. Read Empire's ★★★★★ review: https://t.co/354yPzxQRH https://t.co/P7NjQqDElY
‘I don’t deny myself bitter mockery as one of the weapons of excoriation.’ Martin Amis explained his Zone of Interest project to @BoydTonkin: 👇 https://t.co/s3t0cWHUkR
Martin Amis believed that his personal brand of tar-dark comedy could open the doors of Auschwitz to our understanding. @BoydTonkin: 👇 https://t.co/s3t0cWHUkR
The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer explains the real-life story and meaning behind the film's scenes that feature a young girl hiding food. https://t.co/e9IIo8QbXO
Film review: The Zone of Interest: ‘Hopefully it will win Oscars’ https://t.co/zB4oUHQfJ5
🎥 "Devastating and vital, the Under the Skin director's new drama shows how evil can flourish in the most mundane circumstances." Read our review of Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest here 👇 https://t.co/YjacjNWigU