A24 debuted the official trailer for The Zone of Interest, starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller as Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife as they strive to build a dream life next to the concentration camp.

Also starring in the film are Ralph Herforth, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte, Nele Ahrensmeier, Lilli Falk and Medusa Knopf.

The film is loosely based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Martin Amis and was selected as the British entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Release Date

Written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest world premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, winning the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize; and opens in theaters with a release date of December 15th.

Reviews

Grading the film 4 of 5 stars in their review, Guardian wrote, “The film imagines the pure bucolic bliss experienced by Auschwitz camp commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) who with his family lives in a handsomely appointed family home with servants just outside the barbed-wire-topped wall. His wife, Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) is thrilled with the Edenic “paradise garden” she has been allowed to supervise at the rear, complete with greenhouse: she revels smugly in her unofficial title “Queen of Auschwitz” – and with just that line alone, The Zone of Interest has probably delivered enough nausea for a thousand films.”

Synopsis

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.

Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer for The Zone of Interest.