The Zone of Interest
About The Zone of Interest
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.
The Zone of Interest (2023) is a history war film directed by Jonathan Glazer. The film is filed under holocaust (shoah), genocide, concentration camp, and auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp.
Christian Friedel stars as Rudolf Höss, Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss, Johann Karthaus as Claus Höss, and Luis Noah Witte as Hans Höss. Released in December 2023, it runs 105 minutes.
The screenplay is by Jonathan Glazer. It comes from Access Entertainment and Extreme Emotions. It is adapted from a novel.
Schindler's List, Oppenheimer, and Lee make useful companions to The Zone of Interest, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 2,761 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.