Estonian premiere

The Zone of Interest

Local title
Huvivöönd
Title in Russian
Зона интересов
Director
Jonathan Glazer
Country
United Kingdom, Poland, USA
Year
2023
Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Genre
historical drama
Subject
familial relationships, war, historical personas, based on a true story

Creating fiction works about the Holocaust may be the most challenging task in cinema and many filmmakers have blundered into the field armed with sentiment rather than intellectual seriousness. One remarkable exception is Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest”, which won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes.

Ostensibly based on Martin Amis’s 2014 novel “The Zone of Interest”, the film bears tangential relation to the book, stripping away its multiple intrigues and sardonic black humour for a minimalist and more strictly severe focus on its central topic: the domestic life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who have created a cosily luxurious home for themselves and their children at the very edge of Auschwitz.

United Kingdom’s nominee for the Best International Film Oscar.

(Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily)

Director
Jonathan Glazer
Screenwriter
Jonathan Glazer
Cast
Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Ralph Herforth, Max Beck, Ralf Zillmann
Producer
Jim Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska
DoP
Łukasz Żal
Editor
Paul Watts
Composer
Mica Levi
Distributor
Kino Pavasaris
World sales
A24
Runtime
Language
German, English, Polish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
Toronto, San Sebastian, London, Cannes

Screenings

1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening011102 / Huvivöönd
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening051105 / Huvivöönd
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening150803 / Huvivöönd
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsEwa Puszczyńska (Producer)
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Trailer