The Zone of Interest
2023, drama, history
105 minutes
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.
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10
2023-05-22
Officer in charge of Auschwitz attempts forge a normal existence with his wife and children, in the most human, palpable and - precisely for those reasons - affecting representation of Nazis that you will probably ever see; Jonathan Glazer presents his astounding new drama at Cannes. Read more
9.5
2024-02-28
A disturbing vortex of darkness obscured by mundanity, it is an impressive, masterful, and powerful piece of art filmmaking but if you think it sounds hellish or repetitive, then you’re not exactly wrong. Read more
9.0
2024-03-21
It’s a powerful and memorable affair that, offering a different perspective of the Holocaust, may feel oppressive despite the absence of explicit violence. Benefitting from impressive performances by the pair of German actors, Glazer portrays this drama with the dazzling smoothness of a movie-making natural. Read more
8.0
2024-02-23
It’s certainly one of the most provocative and thought-provoking films of the year, a totally visceral experience that’s hard to shake. Read more
8.0
2024-02-03
Comparing a movie to watching someone else play a video game is generally a highly negative critique, but in this case it adds to the maddening sense of helplessness as we watch history unfold, its controls in someone else's hands. Read more
8.0
2024-01-25
There’s nothing insignificant about Glazer or his remarkable spate of compelling, surprising, thought-provoking films, capped off with his latest, The Zone of Interest. Read more
6.0
2024-02-04
To stay on the ground and within the domestic sets, Żal masterfully utilizes long takes, dolly track movement, and precise long-shot framing to maintain an arm’s length, hallway’s length, or lawn’s length of observational voyeurism captured with complete precision. Read more
6.0
2023-12-15
Although The Zone of Interest is definitely an astounding work, portraying a lesser-seen element of existences during one of the darkest of historical times, its lack of subtleness detracts from its artistry – and even its forcefulness. Read more
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7.5
2024-02-02
The Zone of Interest is boeiend en het uitgangspunt uiterst interessant, maar de film zal niet door iedereen worden gewaardeerd. Je kunt dit een meesterwerk noemen waar anderen het zouden omschrijven als saai. Read more
6.0
2024-03-15
Een goed concept of idee voor een film is zo te zien goud waard, want The Zone of Interest grijpt de aandacht van zijn publiek de hele tijd met een ongeëvenaard stilzwijgen. Read more
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