‘The Zone of Interest’ asks us to consider the unthinkable
by Peter Rainer
Dec 14, 2023
2 minutes
“The Zone of Interest” opens on a pastoral note. A German family is enjoying a lakeside picnic beside a lush forest. Birds are chirping, children are romping. This idyllic tableau belies what is soon to be revealed: This family resides in a sprawling villa separated by a wall adjacent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The father, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), is the camp’s commandant.
The juxtaposition of these two
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