Haunting Trailer for the Holocaust Drama THE ZONE OF INTEREST
A24 has released the first trailer for the upcoming Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest, and the trailer is quite haunting. The film tells the chilling story of real-life German SS officer Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who raised their children in a farmhouse next door to Auschwitz.
The movie is based loosely on Martin Amis’ 2014 book of the same name, and it was directed by Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin). The movie stars Christian Friedel as Rudolf and Sandra Hüller as Hedwig, along with Daniel Holzberg, Ralph Herforth and Sascha Maaz.
The director said of the film: “The great crime and tragedy is that human beings did this to other human beings. It’s very convenient to distance ourselves from them as much as we can, because we think we don’t behave that way, but we should be less certain than that.”
The film premiered this year at Cannes Film Festival, and it won the Grand Prix, which is the fest’s second most prestigious award. The Zone of Interest is set to premiere in the U.S. on December 8th.