| Director | Jonathan Glazer |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom, Poland, United States |
| Year | 2023 |
| Language | German, Polish, Yiddish |
| Subtitles | English |
| Running time | 105 min |
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden located right next to the concentration camp wall.
As smoke rises over the tree line and muffled sounds echo across the flowerbeds, the family carries on with daily routines, dinner parties, and gardening in terrifying, detached indifference to the horror occurring just meters away.
Directed by Jonathan Glazer and loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, this chilling, groundbreaking historical drama earned immense critical acclaim worldwide.
The film won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to win two Academy Awards — Best International Feature Film and Best Sound — for its revolutionary audio design, which forces audiences to confront the monstrosity of human apathy through what remains unseen.
From its stark, hypnotic visuals to its haunting soundscape, this masterwork is a profound, unforgettable cinematic experience.
