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

Synopsis

The year is 1943. Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family: their idyllic home, complete with thriving garden, is separated only by a wall from the horrors of Auschwitz, where Rudolf, a commandant, oversees the Final Solution. As Rudolf's stature in the government grows, his family remains blissfully ignorant to the atrocities going on just outside their front door – and the fact that their patriarch is a key player in one of history's darkest chapters. 

Told with masterful restraint by director Jonathan Glazer, who's aided by powerful performances and a utterly haunting soundscape from his Under The Skin collaborator Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest transforms Martin Amis's novel into a chilling and unforgettable treatise on complicity. 

Credits

Rating: 12A 
Genre: Drama, History, War 
Director: Jonathan Glazer 
Stars: Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam  

Please note

This film is in German with English subtitles. 

A £2 booking fee will be applied to all orders. 

Age - 12A Dates - -

£5 / £6 / £12

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