The Zone of Interest

Rudolf Höss, commandant of Auschwitz, and his wife Hedwig, construct a facade of domestic bliss alongside the camp's horrors, cultivating gardens and raising children in a home that epitomizes the twisted incongruity of their existence. The film interweaves the banality of their routine with the indelible atrocities of the Holocaust, revealing a chilling portrait of a monster’s humanity and the moral vacuity of his sanctuary.