The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest Movie Details:

Based on	The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
Country	United Kingdom Poland United States
Language	German, Polish, Yiddish
Genre	Drama, Historical, War
Release date	19 May 2023 (Cannes) 15 December 2023 (United States) 2 February 2024 (United Kingdom) 9 February 2024 (Poland)
Running time	1hr 45min
Age rating	PG-13
Starring	Christian Friedel Sandra Hüller
Directed by	Jonathan Glazer
Written by	Jonathan Glazer
Produced by	James Wilson Ewa Puszczyńska
Cinematography by	Łukasz Żal
Edited by	Paul Watts
Music by	Mica Levi
Production Company	Film4 Access Polish Film Institute JW Films Extreme Emotions
Distributor	A24 (United States and United Kingdom) Gutek Film (Poland)

The Zone of Interest Movie Cast & Characters:

• Christian Friedel as Rudolf Höss
• Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss
• Johann Karthaus as Klaus Höss
• Luis Noah Witte as Hans Höss
• Nele Ahrensmeier as Inge-Brigit Höss
• Lilli Falk as Heidetraut Höss
• Anastazja Drobniak, Cecylia Pekala and Kalman Wilson as Annegret Höss
• Medusa Knopf as Elfryda
• Maximilian Beck as Schwarzer
• Andrey Isaev as Bronek
• Stephanie Petrowitz as Sophie
• Martyna Poznanski as Marta
• Zuzanna Kobiela as Aniela
• Marie Rosa Tietjen as Hedwig’s friend
• Imogen Kogge as Hedwig’s mother
• Ralph Herforth as Oswald Pohl
• Daniel Holzberg as Gerhard Maurer
• Freya Kreutzkam as Eleonore Pohl
• Sascha Maaz as Arthur Liebehenschel
• Julia Polaczek as Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk
• Wolfgang Lampl as Hans Burger

Storyline:

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.

The Zone of Interest Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Worldwide Collection

$49 million

About The Zone of Interest Movie:

The Zone of Interest is a historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, co-produced between the United Kingdom, the United States, and Poland.

The film is loosely based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Martin Amis.

The film is a co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland.

Director Jonathan Glazer confirmed the development of the project in 2019, with A24, Film4 Productions, Access Entertainment, and House Productions co-financing and producing.

Principal photography began in Auschwitz in the summer of 2021 and continued in Jelenia Góra in January 2022.

The entire film was shot in Poland and Germany.

Martin Amis, author of the source novel, died on May 19, 2023, the same day the film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

This is director Jonathan Glazer’s first non-English-language film.

The Zone of Interest premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in 19 May 2023 to critical acclaim, winning the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize. The film was released in the United States on 15 December 2023, and in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2024, by A24, and in Poland on 9 February 2024 by Gutek Film.

The film was named one of the top 5 international films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and was selected as the British entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.