The Zone of Interest

A chilling film about the commandant of Auchwitz and his family who live a tranquil life in a home just outside the walls of the concentration camp. You never once see the inside of the camp but the horrors are never far from the mind of the audience thanks to incredible sound mixing and film direction. I found myself left with a deeply haunted feeling and some new thoughts about humanity and our ability to digest atrocities.

It is a movie to hear, not to see. Thus, the main characters are invisible. While this is innovative, the film can't escape from the cliches of the holocaust movies.

Worst movie I've seen in years. I want those two hours of my life back. No spoilers because there is no plot whatsoever. There is a message, but it is evident in the first five minutes. Don't waste your time.

NUL ! VRAIMENT C'EST HORRIBLEMENT LONG. BREF NE PERDEZ PAS VOTRE TEMPS..

It's not a movie that grabs you by the heart, but by the mind. There's two movies here: the one you watch and the one you can hear. It plays like a documentary feature in a way that you simply watch the everyday's lives of a German family whose patriarch is charged with the management of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. The almost fairy-tale like life of the family hosting parties and taking care of a beautiful garden and a very confortable home contrasts with the horrific sounds of something you cannot see but you know it's coming from the other side of the wall that separates the family from the people in the concentration camp. Mica Levi's score will be haunting you for days, as it will the sound work. In the cinematography department, the camera angles create a detachment from the characters, making the audience a simple viewer, like you are watching a reality show. Still, it's a satire you can relate with multiple things right now - the ability of living a normal and happy life when there's death, pain and horrific things happening right next to you. It's about the lack of empathy. It's about selfishness. It's one of the most urgent films of the last couple of years and it is oh so simple, yet oh so effective. Flawless vision and execution by Jonathan Glazer, who proves to be one of the most singular auteurs working these days. The Zone of Interest won't earn you by the heart, but by the mind, by the sense of guilt. It's a cinematic punch!

Extreamly boring movie. Don’t understand the hype

This film is so sensationally good and deep that it hurts beyond emotional experiences you‘re normally used to.

Can't say anything I really loved about it, and with the complete lack of the 'main' story of a concentration camp it was kinda boring at times. Didn't make an impact on me, I rather felt confused by the script and how this film was hyped up...

Did I just watch a textbook?

Absolutely terrifying, but also hypnotic. This film will haunt me for the rest of my life.