The Zone of Interest
2023 · Movie · PG-13 · 105 min · ★ 7.0 · 93% critics
A high-ranking Nazi commandant and his wife try to build a quiet, “dream life” for their family in a home and garden right beside Auschwitz. The story focuses on everyday routines as screams, gunfire, and the camp’s activity bleed through their ordinary world.
Based on The Zone of Interest
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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-12-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (2,625 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you’re drawn to unsettling, concept-driven historical drama that relies on what’s implied rather than shown—Not for you if you want a conventional plot, graphic visuals, or more emotional accessibility similar to Denial or Operation Finale.
Pros: chilling everyday contrast; haunting offscreen horrors; powerful performances | Cons: slow, stagnant pacing; difficult, heavy viewing; limited character development
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- concentration camp
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
- garden
- biography
- based on true story
- nazi officer
- genocide
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Robert Award — Best Non-American Film · 2025
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2024
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Director · 2024
- Gilde Film Price · 2023
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
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- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2024 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2024 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2024 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best British Film · 2024 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 2024 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 2024 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2023 · nominated
Cast & crew
Christian Friedel
as Rudolf Höss
Sandra Hüller
as Hedwig Höss
Johann Karthaus
as Claus Höss
Luis Noah Witte
as Hans Höss
Nele Ahrensmeier
as Inge-Brigit Höss
Lilli Falk
as Heideraud Höss
- AD
Anastazja Drobniak
as Annagret Höss
- CP
Cecylia Pekala
as Annagret Höss
- KW
Kalman Wilson
as Annagret Höss
Medusa Knopf
as Elfriede
Directed by Jonathan Glazer