"The Zone of Interest: A Powerful Holocaust Film for Today's Audience"

The Zone of Interest, a new Holocaust movie based on the Martin Amis novel, portrays the ordinary life of Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss and his family living near Auschwitz. The film meticulously reconstructs their house and uses hidden cameras to capture their daily activities, creating a sense of surveillance reminiscent of "Big Brother in a Nazi house." While the movie avoids reenacting the violence of Auschwitz, it constantly reminds viewers of the horrors through sounds and subtle imagery. The film's approach may erase the visual presence of the victims, but it highlights the chilling compartmentalization and normalization of evil under Nazi rule.