The Zone of Interest
Movie • 2023 • History
ReportThe 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.
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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bigmistakey
Rudolf Höss is transferred to a new job in a new location, while his family remains in their home in Auschwitz.
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Mandycandyland
Höss is transferred and leaves the family dog for a short while.
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RxbExd
The parents are Nazis, the father responsible for the slaughter of thousands of humans just on the other side of the wall of the house of their coddled children. The children themselves don't appear to be physically abused though.
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bigmistakey
Characters gossip about a women being physically abused by her husband.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Children’s screams can be heard from Auschwitz.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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CarlyRobinson
I believe that it is implied that a woman in the family home abuses alcohol
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Is an animal sad?
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Caz
Right after the big red screen there's a shot of a man showing a heron to his kids. It's flapping in his hands so wants to get away but doesn't look in distress and isn't hurt.
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It isn’t clear except from her dress, but a woman from the camp is having sex with Hess— and likely doing so to survive/under duress.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone burned alive?
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alexquine
People are (offscreen) gassed and then disposed of via a crematorium, but no reference is made to people being burned while still alive.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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RosinaAKARosi
We see teeth which have been taken from prisoners but nobody's teeth are damaged on-screen.
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Is someone tortured?
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narukidoi
As many things in this film, you can only hear in the background (constantly) the horrors of the concentration camps.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Mandycandyland
Only audio gore.
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Does a kid die?
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Mandycandyland
Though it is heavily implied, especially with the museum scenes at the end.
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Death
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Does someone die?
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RxbExd
It depicts Auschwitz. Literally thousands of humans are being murdered on the other side of the walls that surround the house.
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Does someone cheat?
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Hoess rapes a prisoner at the camp
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Sudden cut to a completely red screen that is very jarring, but no traditional jumpscares.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A river that the Hoess children play in
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Is there a shower scene?
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Anonymous
Bathtub scenes.
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Does someone vomit?
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amilnu
around 1 hour 33 minutes, main character dry heaves/spits a few times as he's going down some stairs. it's not close up at all and the audio is not too graphic. watch out for it after he gets off the phone. don't leave the theater if you don't have to since it's right before one of the most important scenes like others have said!!
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Is there audio gore?
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There is screaming and gunshots throughout the film in the background, all coming from within the death camp - it's a deliberate choice meant to disturb the viewer, and there's no question what's happening off-screen
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Anonymous
Höss is examined by a doctor in one scene.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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The soundscapes are very intense and purposefully unsettling.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Does a baby cry?
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Mandycandyland
The youngest Höss child cries a lot.
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Is there screaming?
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Sid
There’s screaming in the background throughout the film
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Höss's youngest daughter is a wee baby.
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RxbExd
This film depicts Auschwitz and the murder of thousands of Jews, and the privileges enjoyed by the people responsible for their murder, in addition to their wilful "blindness" - however the film makes clear, they are neither blind, nor deaf. They are simply indifferent and committed to their "duty" towards the Third Reich, and willingly undertake, tolerate or approve of the murder of these people.
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Is there hate speech?
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bigmistakey
Takes place in Auschwitz’s during the Holocaust, Jews are spoken about in dehumanizing ways.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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bigbud
Lots of antisemitism. References to Jews being greedy, evil, etc.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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KittenMenace
Not onscreen, but LGBT people were sent to these camps.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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alexquine
A woman has sex (offscreen) with the commandant, and her treatment in the scene is very objectified. It is likely that she represents a real person, Eleonore Hodys, who was a prisoner under his command that he sexually exploited.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Blood is washed off a pair of boots
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Does someone drown?
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quietpoem
A Nazi is told to drown a man in the river. The man's cries are cut off so it presumably happens off-camera.
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Is there gun violence?
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Anonymous
Frequent gun shots going off in the background
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