The Zone of Interest Stars Reveal the Extremely Unusual Way They Filmed the Award-Winning Movie

In order to stay connected to their characters and their scenes in A24's The Zone of Interest, stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller worked within the confines of writer-director Jonathan Glazer's fully surveilled set. Throughout the production, which took place on-site at Auschwitz, Glazer kept multiple cameras set up and rolling and asked his cast to improvise around their lines. In this interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Friedel and Hüller share what kind of environment and results a technique like that creates.
Based on the novel by the late Martin Amis, Friedel and Hüller play Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, a couple whose idyllic home sits nestled near the banks of a river. Hedwig spends her days toiling in the garden and raising their children while her husband serves as the commandant of Auschwitz, brainstorming the best methods to dispose of bodies. Their lives take place just on the other side of the German concentration camp, though viewers are shown only the mundane day-to-day lives of the Höss family. The horrors are never explicitly depicted onscreen, but the haunting nature of what's going on just beyond their garden wall marks every beat of the film.
In their interview below, Friedel and Hüller discuss the acclaim and emotional response the movie has received since first premiering at this year's Cannes Film Festival, as well as their anticipation for its release in Germany. For The Zone of Interest, Glazer kept up to 10 cameras rolling, embedded on set; the costars recall what it felt like to constantly be in character and perform for "one-and-a-half hour improvisations" with nowhere to escape to, and little room for error.
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[@precioustraveler]

"I don't know anything about that. But maybe. If you say so." Was that most Germanic response ever! 😆 7:33

[@jyotirmoygupta7573]

❤❤

[@Nazaba09]

Saw this film today. A different kind of unsettling.

[@Stillwater1967]

Sense memory is what you actually experience. They were immersed in it. It is ultimate theatre. Glazers made something extraordinary for the actors, full on design. And I think it translates to the audience. Film helps us experience empathy viscerally

[@pb.j.1753]

I know this film's star is Jonathan Glazer's directing but I think these two deserve acting noms as well.

[@lilmilontiktok]

No they dont

[@mrflynn1205]

It was total crap ffs !! Did you even watch this pile of pus ?????

[@FELIXTHECATRAPS]

I am proud to be watching Y’all! You are Phenomenal Actors. Thank You for This Video, it’s so much fun!!!

[@sharonalbanese8084]

This film is brilliant and these two give incredible performances. Go see it if you haven't already. It reminds us that every human is capable of evil.

[@JROTCBALL]

I saw this movie last night n it fucked me up.. a very powerful film and cinema at its finest!

[@stewartmiddleton4527]

Great interview, and great insight from both actors. I read the book about 6 years ago...now I need to see this film.

[@susanwhite7474]

"I don't know anything about that, but maybe... if you say so"

[@jaygatz4335]

IMO, Anatomy Of A Fall should be seen first, then The Zone Of Interest (on another day!). In Anatomy, Sandra's character is relatable and "normal"; it provides a stark contrast to the sinister character in Zone, whose only "normal" quality is her outward appearance and her role as a mother.

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[@jaygatz4335]

@@pb.j.1753 Thanks for the comfirmation: B e S ure to see them in that order.