The Zone of Interest - Movie Review

Today, we are talking about The Zone of Interest, one of the OTHER films from 2023 that I saw in 2024, here I leave you with my thoughts…💭
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[@annescott246]

As the child of a Dachau survivor, I grew up always wondering what the people of Dachau felt living next to the camp, what the pastor could possibly find to preach about on Sunday mornings. Now, I have a chance to see it but I am so scared. The sheer banality of evil which numbs us and keeps us silent.

[@fritzyboy789]

It is an unsettling film for sure, I can understand why you might be scared of it. It is not a “fun film”, but it is very well-achieved. Thanks for watching my video!

[@mariagolowaty1151]

As a daughter whose mother was a prisoner of Dachau I never thought I would actually see the same horror happening now in my lifetime.

[@fritzyboy789]

It is really sad yes :/

[@mh605]

But what horror are you referring to? There's no prison camp that I know of.

[@veranochick]

This film is relevant in today’s world. I hope to see it soon. We may not physically live near an area where humans are suffering this same horror. But we are all aware it is happening- all over again. 😢 And we have to go on with our lives pretending it is alright Our indifference is depicted in that movie. So it seems. But I don’t think we are necessarily complicit- Considering you can easily be cancelled and your voice silenced if you dare speak up.

[@fritzyboy789]

Yeah I know what you mean. It is important to speak up together as a people! :) Thanks so much for watching my video :)

[@denisehay8895]

I'm seeing it tomorrow. I feel slightly nervous about it! But it's clearly a piece of art and I feel I should see it. Thank you for your review.

[@fritzyboy789]

Let me know what you think! Thank you so much for watching :)

[@mh605]

Excellent review! I agree with everything you said. You didn't mention the final scene, however--people so nonchalantly working in that place where so many were exterminated. For me, that added to the horror of it all. (And by the way, the "O" in Hoss is pronounced as in "foot." There's an umlaut over the O which changes the sound.)

[@fritzyboy789]

Thanks so much for watching! I found the ending scene to be quite powerful, the way he looked back at the camera, almost feeling the weight of history watching him. It is a horrifying film, but also a masterpiece. Also, I didn’t know that about the pronunciation, thanks! :)

[@barbaraspector6689]

What else don’t you know?

[@MustadMarine]

Rudolf Hoss wrote an amazing memoir of his time as camp commandant. It was amazing for its detail and dispassionate objectiveness from what was the architect of the greatest killing machine ever created. To understand Hoss, you need to have experience with German Teutonic culture. He acted in ways that were criminal and wrong, but to him rational and necessary. He knew what he was doing was wrong but held no internal conflict or struggle. The dichotomy that was his life was almost perfectly normal. His house was just meters from where Zyklon B was first used against Soviet POWs. And Hoss' gallows where he was hung is even closer.

[@fritzyboy789]

That is very interesting! Thanks so much for watching my video :)

[@mh605]

Here's my review of the film: I saw the film, "Zone of Interest," at the Riverview Theater. Wow! An absolutely incredible movie. No wonder it's up for five Oscars. The movie puts you as a fly on the wall in the house of Auschwitz commandant Rudolph Hoss (pronounced like "foot"; the "o" has an umlaut that my computer doesn't have) who lived with his family immediately adjacent to the prison camp (the side wall of their yard is part of the wall of the camp.) You see them in ordinary family activities while just over the wall, unspeakable atrocities are happening. You never see them, but you hear them in the background. The beauty of the house and the ordinary nature of the family's activities at first make it seem like there's nothing going on here. And it's sometimes difficult to understand what's going on in a scene, because the film explains nothing. But watch carefully for every detail, and listen even more carefully. As the movie progresses, the horror builds as more and more things are said that make you say, "Wait, what?!" and more and more events happen that would seem unbelievable if they hadn't actually happened. Be sure to watch also in the background of the outdoor scenes, because behind a family yard party, you sometimes see smoke from the crematoria or steam from the train taking people to the camp. Part of the horror of the film dawned on me as the movie went on. Lulled by the beauty of the house and garden and the seeming ordinariness of family events, I realized how easy it would be for me or anyone to become just like the people in the film, if we were surrounded by our community of people who were all thinking the same way. I think that's the central message of the film. The cinematography here is stunning and the sound design is astounding. I'd be surprised if at least the sound did not win an Oscar. This movie is not easy to watch. It's not an entertainment. But it is well worth your time to attend if you're able to pay close attention to it and not expect everything to be revealed all at once. I, for one, am still thinking of it days later and I wish I could get some of those scenes out of my head now. But not the central message. I should never forget that.

[@fritzyboy789]

Good review! I agree with essentially everything you said. Thanks again for watching my video. Also, Riverview? Where are you located?

[@mh605]

@boy789 Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, first opened in 1949 (when there were many neighborhood theaters) with luxurious, modern carpet and furnishings. It was remodeled with new carpet and furnishings in 1956. In the 1990s, theater owners installed new, modern seating and sound in the theater itself but left the lobby the same. You can still see some of the same furniture that's in the old photos on the wall, as well as congratulatory telegrams from famous people (Marilyn Monroe, for instance) that were sent when the theater first opened and when it was updated in the 1950's. Riverview harks back to an era before television when many people had a theater within blocks of their house, and each theater had just one movie screen. The furnishings--which included a working television!--were intended to mimic the living room of an upscale, luxurious house. People could, and often did, hang out in the "living room" before the show. Even now, people sometimes come early and sit around on the couches. The theater now shows a mix of just-opened films, and films that have been out for a few weeks, for a very reasonable price of $7 adult/$5 children and senior citizens. (Before the pandemic, it had been $3 and $2.) It's 13 miles from me but it's where I almost exclusively go to see the movies I want to watch. Here's the theater's web page. Be sure to visit if you are ever in Minneapolis! :-) www.riverviewtheater.com/

[@fritzyboy789]

I am from the Minneapolis area, so I am only recently discovering its existence! Thanks for the information:)

[@mh605]

@@fritzyboy789Oh, cool! May you have many years of fun engagement with that theater! It's the best!

[@sprite-9316]

I had not heard of this movie until I saw it win some categories at BAFTA. (Best sound was included, which is when I started to pay attention). Even from the brief clips shown, I knew I would have the same visceral reaction to the film as I had experienced with The Killing Fields.

[@fritzyboy789]

It does provide for a visceral reaction, just it relies on that sound so much to achieve it. Thank you so much for watching my video!

[@madameversiera]

It’s funny because this film showed me the indifference and banality of evil of the people watching this film. My colleagues were talking about this film as if you talk about a snack. I love the fact that this film shows our low attention span which requires thrills at all costs, and we have become so zombiefied we can’t even understand an Holocaust movie is not made to pleasure us.

[@fritzyboy789]

I understand what you mean! Art can be challenging or uncomfortable, going to this film for a “fun time at the movies” is the wrong mindset. I guess people assume it is going to be a classic WW2 drama because that’s what they associate with media that deals with that timeframe. Having different taste is okay if you engage critically with it and decide you don’t like it. Still, I do think we need more media/art literacy in general. Thanks so much for watching my video! :)

[@margkropf5541]

Well Put. Your colleagues sound like awful people

[@ha63]

What is your take on why Rudolf Hoss retched at the end? Also as he was looking down from the balcony at the partiers he says something like "I can't gas these people because the ceiling is too high". He must have had second thoughts about what he had been doing.

[@fritzyboy789]

I am uncertain of whether or not we are supposed to believe he had second thoughts. However, I believe there is a recognition of the massive act he was about to be responsible for and that it would have a large impact on history. It’s as though he can feel the weight of history gazing at him, creating maybe some contradictory feelings? Which is why he looks back at the camera (us), looking at him from the future. Which ultimately shows (from the cut to) that what will be remembered is the atrocity, and the loss of life, not him. He will be forgotten into the darkness of history (alone in that dark hallway/staircase), something of that nature is what I think about the ending sequence.

[@darrenwells3642]

@@fritzyboy789that’s a great analysis of the end, and I completely agree. It was jarring to suddenly see modern day workers cleaning up the historical remnants of Auschwitz and you are absolutely right-we remember the atrocity more than we remember the architects of a genocide. And then it goes back to Höss descending the staircase into darkness, retching as he goes along. Such a powerful ending.

[@darrenwells3642]

I watched it last night with air pods on because I wanted to appreciate the immaculate sound design the filmmakers created. I was blown away. I can fully understand why they won the Oscar for best sound and for best international film. The film is horrifying but it is so important to watch. People who call it boring are not paying attention and are expecting something that this film is not designed to deliver. I believe this film is as important as Schindler’s List, because it is so powerful and makes a significant impact on the audience.

[@fritzyboy789]

I agree! I am glad you had the opportunity to watch it. Thank you so much for checking out my video :)

[@darrenwells3642]

@@fritzyboy789 you are welcome! 😊

[@BigBeeBeeSting]

Definitely comparable to the films of Stanley Kubrick. A brilliantly executed piece of art that transcends film into something else. From the crisp hard eged digital film that has had no colour management to the sound that engulfs you half way through this is a film that gives all elements of film making equal measure. A classic film for the ages.

[@fritzyboy789]

I agree! The comparison with Kubrick is interesting, I can see it. It is a great film that will keep its mark on cinema history, thanks so much for watching my review! :)

[@tracerinovega]

This is my first visit to your channel. Great review though all your hand gestures made me a little dizzy. 🙂 Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@fritzyboy789]

Thanks so much for dropping by and watching my video! Subscribe if you’d like to stay up to date :) hopefully not too dizzy!

[@veranochick]

Hand gestures? Clearly you don’t speak to Latin Americans. I thought Italians use the most hand gestures

[@tracerinovega]

@@veranochick 😀 I married into a large Mexican family, so I get it, especially when the storyteller is highly excited. Perhaps in this case the subject matter is so serious, I found the hand gestures to be particularly distracting.

[@fritzyboy789]

I’ve always been gesture-forward. However, my wife is Argentinian and I lived there for a long time, so I definitely would say I can attribute that (in part) as to why I express myself the way I do.

[@elh3492]

I wonder a lot about the children, I know Hoss was executed in 1947, but some of his children could well be still alive, …good review x

[@fritzyboy789]

Some of his descendants I believe are still alive and you can find out about them. It is such a terrible thought the juxtaposition between their childhood and the children merely meters away behind a wall. Also, thank you so much for watching my video!

[@elh3492]

@@fritzyboy789 absolutely, its a sobering thought, obviously to a much lesser extent, the children are victims as well especially having to go into hiding etc for things they didn’t commit

[@dlc2479]

His daughter said "The Nazis got bad press" and one of his grandsons has done his best to milk his grandfather's evil to pay for his addictions....

[@elh3492]

@@dlc2479 oh bloody hell , that’s awful 😞…I suppose indoctrination is very powerful

[@mh605]

Somewhere on KZbin is a video about the children of Nazis such as Goering and Himmler. Some defend their fathers to this day but some became humanitarians to try to make up for it.

[@messengerpdx]

Thank you and bravo for an excellent review that reflects EVERYTHING I experienced watching this phenomenal film. It shows a horrifying and very real aspect of the Holocaust (or any dehumanization of the "other" and the "enemy") that is often eclipsed by action and plot-driven Holocaust films. I, too, felt extremely anxious and uncomfortable during the film because it was SO effective in seducing me into the fantasy-like life of the Höss family. I began to feel, even as a viewer, complicit to the known but unseen horrors that were happening on the other side of the wall. The film's sound effects are truly a chilling enhancement to its visual and psychological aspects.

[@fritzyboy789]

Thank you so much for watching my reviews! I sincerely appreciate it :) The Zone of Interest is a great film, and I’m glad it won for best sound at the Oscars.

[@user-pz8qw2wj3f]

Just saw this movie last night and agree with all that you said here in your review of the film. Ron

[@fritzyboy789]

Thanks so much for watching my video! I am glad you were able to see the movie :)

[@june3536]

A great film. So much into reality nowadays and can't stop thinking about it.💯

[@fritzyboy789]

Thanks for watching my review! :)

[@latinochico]

A very clear review straight to the point

[@fritzyboy789]

Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@user-vs7nv8mo4e]

shows how a film can effect one without a real story-line........ the actors were excellent....

[@fritzyboy789]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@reyes12094]

I feel defensive when people continue to insist this film is "boring." I'm watching people lead their average lives while that fence stands there as a daily reminder of the horrors being inflicted on other people. To me, that created so much tension in and of itself, that I found myself riveted by what we don't see and what we're willing to imagine. I can only guess that people who don't know the Holocaust simply aren't getting it. Those who do know the Holocaust but expect some sort of uplifting ending in which the bad guys get their punishment will also be disappointed. The entire point is to show us what happens to this family that so casually lead their lives while genocide happens literally a step behind their backyard. The ideology that they are the master race lead these people to truly believe they will conquer the world because of their superiority. It's a great film, but it clearly isn't meant to reassure us or entertain us.

[@fritzyboy789]

I totally understand! It is a riveting film if you can check certain expectations at the door and appreciate what it is trying to do. Thank you so much for watching my video!

[@kayge3272]

I was captivated as well, and yes felt ill.

[@fritzyboy789]

I definitely understand. Thanks so much for watching my video! :)

[@jeanhartely]

This is one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen. The major flaw, for me, involved the dream sequences with the Polish girl, which I found unnecessary and confusing. Rather than adding to, they actually distracted from the growing horror and unease that made the film so unforgettably profound.

[@fritzyboy789]

Thanks for watching my video! Do you feel it was a dream sequence? I did not understand it as a dream sequence.

[@jeanhartely]

@@fritzyboy789 Thanks. I wasn't sure what it was. The kind of telepathy that the daughter had with the girl confused me. And while it was beautifully shot (like the whole film), the black and white context made it seem more like a dream than reality to me. She also seemed to have an endless supply of fruit, which made it seem more like an idea than reality.

[@fritzyboy789]

I believe Jonathan Glazer based it on a real person who did that if I am not mistaken, but I could be wrong.

[@jeanhartely]

@@fritzyboy789 I think you are right. It was based on a real person. The problem for me was that it didn't look, in the movie, like it was based on a real person. I ended up seeing her as a distraction from the horror that was going on in the prosaic day-to-day of the concentration camp. The one exception was when the train goes by during her travels, her laying out of fruit. That was a horrifying and beautiful scene.

[@mh605]

@@jeanhartelyIt was based on a real person who, as a young girl, went out every night and left food for the prisoners. (She recently died in her 90's.) She was filmed in infrared to emphasize that, because of her compassion toward them, she was a shining light in the dark life of those prisoners.

[@TheFifileigh]

fun movie to watch

[@Scrowlock12]

To all the people saying that this movie is boring, let me just tell you, you're right

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

THE ZONE OF INTEREST movie. Here are my thoughts after just watching "The Zone of Interest" and coming home. I had heard about the movie and watched many reviews. I had even heard about what the director said and felt he just demonized Jews while making a movie about the Holocaust and thus proves he is an ignorant fool. But I figured I must see this movie as it isn't maybe even about the family and more about the culture. So I went to see it. I was pleasantly surprised for the following points: 1) The father is damned. How? He stands to process the Jews from the train and thus is doing the work on the days that matter for a death camp called Bergen-Belsen & the general concentration camp of Auschwitz. They don't show it, but then the reason must be that they want to show you the idea of not damning him. You saw nothing. The director tipping his hat to his hate, so to speak. 2) The wife is damned. How? She finds a diamond in toothpaste and wants more. Why? Because in the processing there is very little the workers are allowed to take from the Nazi state as all is categorized and documented. Stealing from the Nazi state a diamond is her crime. She wants to do it more as taking toothpaste will not be cared about with the Nazi state and she knows the diamonds are untraceable anyway unless documented by being found by the workers in the camp. 3) The mother-in-law is damned. How? She realizes a woman is suffering (a Jew) who out bid her in an auction and is not worried about her. She shows no caring for her or any of them (Jews). What she hates is the burning of human flesh, the noise, and the proximity of it all to her personally. She never voices a concern for her grandchildren and their safety or upbringing. These are the three main characters and they all are damned. They are Nazis; they should be damned. Do all people who view this movie get this message? No. Some may think only of how they existed in a moment and chose and performed based on the stimuli that affected them. Of course they did. Don't we all? What is the lesson of the holocaust? Let us look at facts in regards to Triblinka and learn the lesson of the holocaust. In 16 months, 68 Germans with the help of 360 Jews slew over 600,000 Jews. The field had some evidence of buildings having been there. Nothing would have been known of the facts of Triblinka had not the Nazi state kept meticulous records of their accomplishments. What is the value of this movie? It does not show anything that would damn them. You only hear of the suffering and killing and know this man is in charge of all of it enough to be promoted to improving efficiency in all Nazi death camps and concentration camps throughout all of Europe and efficient enough to be brought back to the largest and most famous death camp and concentration camp in the history of the whole world: the death camp called Bergen-Belsen & the general concentration camp of Auschwitz. History records that the Nazis in trials after WWII and over the radio in South America while still free abroad after WWII stated aloud "Six (6) million was not enough." This is significant. It means the Nazis did not care about the fourteen (14) million killed in the holocaust. Why should Nazis care about slaying Poles, gypsies, and dissidents in Europe against the Nazi state? The HONOR and the GLORY of the Nazi mindset was in killing the people of Yahweh in large numbers. Americans today are now being asked in universities throughout our great land and through the speeches of the Democratic politicians within the Senate and Congress whether they will be antisemetic or if they support Israel. I find it absolutely amazing that the impetious for this question was Palestinians beheading Jewish chidlren, burning alive Jewish mothers, and the fucking of Jewish minors in cars as they drove them to Gaza Strip. It is abhorrent and explains why Yahweh's Holy Bible states upon Palestine being whole it melts in Isaiah 14:28-31 which is a time when Anti-Christ is identified for the whole world to know and this text states "None shall break rank" meaning Anti-Christ will melt inside Palestine whole not long after it is made whole per the text. Yahweh then declares in the Holy Bible He will destroy all nations off the face of the Earth for all nations will have been against Israel per Zechariah 12:3 and Zechariah 12:9. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZvHZWugidiNj6s

[@RavensOsFan89]

This one just didn’t click for me. It’s made well though.

[@fritzyboy789]

That’s fair! It doesn’t have to be everyone’s favorite film. I just firmly believe it was so effective in accomplishing what it set out to do, I was into it for sure. Thanks for watching:)

[@RavensOsFan89]

@@fritzyboy789 fair enough. no problem.

[@slashbeef]

It's very different even than other movies dealing with the holocaust. Not worse than Schindler's List or The Pianist, just a very different focus.

[@fritzyboy789]

Agreed. Thanks for watching!

[@TrueCrimeDoula]

Funny, a friend who is a reverend, wrote on my facebook post calling this the "most boring film of the year." That puzzled me because I thought a religious person might interpret Zone of Interest much the way you are describing - not as an action film, or a war film, but a film to provoke our notions of what IS evil. Is it the barbarian monster - the sociopath? Or is it the banal and obedient citizen who disconnects from morality to "follow orders" without thought? Wouldn't a man of religion, who is already operating in the world of dark and light, good and evil, be intrigued by this study in "the evil next door" - the complicity of the characters - their delusion, and their vanity. Isn't that a more insidious evil? Just because it is so unremarkable and mundane.

[@fritzyboy789]

Very interesting 🤔 I don’t know this person, so I can’t speak to their character, but I can speak to the greatness of this film! I think it’s important to engage with the film on its level, otherwise it is going to be fully subject to whatever expectation you lay on it. It is an important film, and I am glad it won best international film and best sound at the Academy Awards. Thanks so much for watching my video! :)

[@TrueCrimeDoula]

@@fritzyboy789 We should do a duet. I have so much to say about this film - just interpreting little things like "what did he mean about the lilac bush?" and the girl who hid the apples AND that beautiful technique of night vision which was refined by AI. So much to chew on!!

[@fritzyboy789]

It truly is one of the best films of the year. Beautifully shot and an important film that creates discussion.

[@bmahar]

I fully understand the point of this film. With that said...it was boring. I almost fell asleep. Sure...thought provoking, artistically shot, decent acting, etc. There were some strange scenes. Some strange music, The opening music and title shot took so long to pass that I thought my computer was on -2.0x speed or something. Would not watch this one again.

[@tonygrant6831]

The hyper focus on this "Horror Era" ATM is a little tasteless, maybe, or will it remind us that "horror" that continues to this present day? I will go see this move. A movie I can not watch again is the "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" anybody else. For me the innocence or children, all kids to be removed from war zones???

[@fritzyboy789]

Terrible seeing those events from this perspective, the movie is worth a watch for sure. Thank you so much for watching my video! :)

[@shaik-cd7lu]

This is not a Holocaust film. A film about the Holocaust shows the victims, not the murderers. For example, Claude Lanzmann's Holocaust or the Eichmann trial. The joke created by Jonathan Glazer is a film about Nazis.

[@mh605]

The film is about the banality, the complacency, of evil and how easy it is to slip into being complacent when something unspeakably horrible is happening to people around us or people we hear about. Or even to participate in that evil ourselves. If you watch it through that lens, and pay attention to detail, you might see it's not a joke but a somber and deeply disturbing meditation on evil in all its insidious forms. For instance, the scene where the wife is trying on a mink coat that had belonged to a prisoner of Auschwitz who was murdered--and the wife even tries on the lipstick from the pocket! Then she sends the coat out to be cleaned and mended because she intends to keep it. In a later scene, while visiting with her friends, she places a pile of used clothes on the table for her friends to choose from--"one each," she tells them. The clothing belonged to murdered prisoners but she treats it like some kind of consignment store or benefit of her husband's work. Then, later, talking with her friends, she tells the story of one of her friends who chose a garment that had belonged to a slender Jewish woman, and the friend was too stout to fit into it, though they tried to squeeze her in. But she kept the garment anyway. Then, later, she gives her husband a shopping list of what she wants him to bring home from work for her. Some chocolates, for one thing. From the possessions of murdered prisoners. Horrors like this build and accumulate throughout the film but one needs to pay attention to catch what is so horrifying because it's presented in such a banal, mundane way.

[@mariagolowaty1151]

Ok. Whatever you say.

[@russellfoster2400]

I watched this and thought this film is well shot i get the reality they are trying to portray from an observers point of view costumes are great but this is 1hr 45mins of nothing practically zero dialog very boring even Hoss's mother inlaw got bored and left

[@robinalnborg131]

How ridiculous you are to first talk about a good film and end with burping :0(((

[@johnbabb5942]

I thought this was an outstanding review on a serious film, and then I heard the burp and I had to go back to make sure I heard what I thought I heard...and I was like wtf? Come on...completely unnecessary and misplaced.

[@fritzyboy789]

I always try to keep my viewers on their toes 🙃

[@margkropf5541]

Anyone who found The Zone of Interest boring is shallow and ignorant. The film is superb and a must see. I have seen it once and plan to see it again.

[@fritzyboy789]

I mostly agree with you. I don’t really like that type of movie “criticism”, if you don’t like it fine, but to say it is boring? I think The Zone of Interest is was one the best films of 2023. It is a great film. Thanks so much for watching my video! :)

[@mvnorsel6354]

Found it boring and a waste of time & $. We are all different. They should have shown the film to the inmates and saved the gas. 0 stars.

[@marymorris6897]

I don't know how people can live near an abortion clinic. A fetus isn't human, a Jew isn't human.... To me it's the same mindset.

[@aliciaklass]

This movie is a piece of crap.

[@isabellaadamczyk2058]

Dlaczego tak sadzisz?

[@lauralinden6840]

It’s brilliant. So sorry you missed seeing it.

[@isabellaadamczyk2058]

@@lauralinden6840 Wiem doskonale jak dobrze zrobiony jest ten film. Przedstawia okropnosci jakie Niemcy zgotowali ludzkosci. Filmy o tematyce holokaustu powinni byc obowiazkowo pokazywane mlodym ludzion. Z kraju, z ktorego pochodze, ze szkoly jako mlody czlowiek obowiazkowo musialam zobaczyc Auschwitz , to bylo w programie w karzdej szkole. Pisalam z tego tematu rowniez moja prace maturalna.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Shame on you. You are the crap !! 😡

[@ndraden10]

I agreed👍👍, this movieee zero engagement, the zone zero interest. If you cant sleeep at night, just watch it.

[@stephanejolicoeur9701]

The soundtrack is the best I have heard with Paris Texas in 1984. We get the picture immediately, and this movie is extremely boring and uninteresting except for the fact it came out at the same time of another Holocaust, the Gaza Holocaust Genocide of Palestinians by the terrorists US & Zionists for geopolitical Oil reason. This movie would have been excellent in a 30 min format.

[@kac2868]

I saw the movie and was very disappointed! All it shows is the ordinary life of a German family during WW2. It is Very BORING and drawn out. Even though it is set at Auschwitz Concentration camp, the viewer doesn't even realize what is going on behind the scenes. I was hoping for some kind of decent ending and it NEVER came. I would give this a 3-4 out of 10 stars.

[@raymajor6181]

Think you missed the point

[@mh605]

The film is about the banality, the complacency, of evil and how easy it is to slip into being complacent when something unspeakably horrible is happening to people around us or people we hear about. Or even to participate in that evil ourselves. If you watch it through that lens, and pay attention to detail, you might see it as a somber and deeply disturbing meditation on evil in all its insidious forms. For instance, the scene where the wife is trying on a mink coat that had belonged to a prisoner of Auschwitz who was murdered--and the wife even tries on the lipstick from the pocket! Then she sends the coat out to be cleaned and mended because she intends to keep it. In a later scene, while visiting with her friends, she places a pile of used clothes on the table for her friends to choose from--"one each," she tells them. The clothing belonged to murdered prisoners but she treats it like some kind of consignment store or benefit of her husband's work. Then, later, talking with her friends, she tells the story of one of her friends who chose a garment that had belonged to a slender Jewish woman, and the friend was too stout to fit into it, though they tried to squeeze her in. But she kept the garment anyway. Then, later, she gives her husband a shopping list of what she wants him to bring home from work for her. Some chocolates, for one thing. From the possessions of murdered prisoners. Horrors like this build and accumulate throughout the film but one needs to pay attention to catch what is so horrifying because it's presented in such a banal, mundane way.