Summary
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.
Cast
Christian Friedel
Rudolf Höss
Sandra Hüller
Hedwig Höss
Johann Karthaus
Claus Höss
Luis Noah Witte
Hans Höss
Nele Ahrensmeier
Inge-Brigit Höss
Lilli Falk
Heideraud Höss
Anastazja Drobniak
Annagret Höss
Cecylia Pekala
Annagret Höss
Kalman Wilson
Annagret Höss
Medusa Knopf
Elfriede
Maximilian Beck
Schwarzer
Andrey Isaev
Bronek
Julia Babiarz
Young Polish Housemaid
Stephanie Petrowitz
Sophie
Martyna Poznanski
Marta
Zuzanna Kobiela
Aniela
Benjamin Utzerath
Fritz Sander, Topf & Sons
Thomas Neumann
Karl Prüfer, Topf & Sons
Klaudiusz Kaufmann
Obersturmbannführer Bischoff
Justyna Szklarska
Prisoner Gardener #1
Kacper Piwko
Prisoner Gardener #2
Marie Rosa Tietjen
Hedwig's Friend #1
Antje Falk
Hedwig's Friend #2
Jakub Sierenberg
SS Officer #1
Joerg Sierenberg
SS Officer #2
Joerg Giessler
SS Officer #3
Heiko Lange
SS Officer #4
Marek Łukasik
SS Officer #5
Bernhard Schirmer
SS Horseman
Julia Polaczek
Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk
Shenja Lacher
Gauleiter Fritz Bracht (voice)
Imogen Kogge
Hedwig's Mother
Wiktoria Wisniewska
Heideraud's School Friend
Paulina Burzyk
Claus' Girlfriend
Anna Marciniszyn
Redheaded Woman
Agnieszka Wierny
Aleksandra's Mother
Patryk Mika
Polish Partisan at Table
Tomasz Piwko
Kapo Bohner
Carsten Koch
War-Wounded Soldier #1
Heinz Nielow
War-Wounded Soldier #2
Christine Schröder
Woman in Park with Dog
Marnius Fislage
Höss' Adjutant
Ralph Herforth
Oswald Pohl
Daniel Holzberg
Gerhard Maurer
Rainer Haustein
Richard Glücks
Daniel Hoffman
Dr. Meindl, Steyr-Daimier-Puch
Wolfgang Lampl
Hans Burger
Oscar Lebeck
Glücks' Adjutant
Christian Willy
SS Doctor
Freya Kreutzkam
Eleanor Pohl
Leo Meier
IKL Announcer (voice)
Barbara Koszałka
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Izabela Bara
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Anna Kuwik
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Mariola Karczewska
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Halina Drzymota
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Dominika Matonóg
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Ewelina Kaczor
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Małgorzata Żurek
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Barbara Jakubowska
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Elżbieta Bronka
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Zuzanna Janusik
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Cleaner
Sascha Maaz
Arthur Liebehenschel (uncredited)
Ralf Zillmann
Hoffmann (uncredited)
Christopher Manavi
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Writer
Jonathan Glazer
Dialogue
Lukas Feigelfeld
Novel
Martin Amis
Other
Franz Rodenkirchen
Reviews
lachlanthiele
May 28, 2023
9
<b>INT. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - NIGHT</b>
Auschwitz is the location of the world's most unforgivable crime — where humanity lost itself. An area forever marked with the horrors of xenophobia and a story that filmmakers continuously attempt to display on the screen. While holocaust cinema isn't being worked into the ground like other genres, there hasn't been a breath of fresh air for a while.
<i>The Zone of Interest</i> is that breath.
From the get-go, you're engulfed back into Auschwitz, except in this film, there is a gorgeous house bordering the concentration camp. Immediately this large grey wall hiding the atrocities is juxtaposed with the family's beautiful garden, which their mother wishes to continue improving, never mind the continuous screaming and low rumbling furnace in the area. What <i>Johnathan Glazer</i> does with the sound design of this film is incredible; through audio alone, you're left with a sense of dread; how could you sleep when all you can hear are screams? The film opens with a black screen and an audio scape, immediately setting the tone.
<i>The Zone of Interest</i> layers many elements to create a narrative worth seeing. A narrative we know but in a brand new presentation.
<b>FADE OUT.</b>
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Budget:
$15,000,000.00
Revenue:
$48,975,567.00
