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“The Zone of Interest,” which won best international film and best sound at the Oscars last Sunday, will be available to stream at home next month.
The film arrives on Max on April 5 and is also currently available to rent/buy on Prime Video and Apple TV+.
Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed film centers on Commander Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Huller), who live a “dream life” with their children in a seemingly perfect home, except for the fact that it is right next to Auschwitz. concentration camp.
It’s the latest Holocaust film to receive the Academy’s love. The film arrived at the Oscars with five nominations, including best picture and international feature film, the only film to cross both categories this year, which probably helped it win the international statuette. It is also the first time a British film has won the category. Meanwhile, one of the biggest surprises of the night was when Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn won best sound for the film, which many suspected would go to “Oppenheimer.”
Glazer gave the most political speech of Oscar night, using her time on stage to condemn the war between Israel and Hamas. “All of our decisions were made to reflect and confront ourselves in the present, not to say look what they did then, but rather look what we do now,” the British filmmaker said, according to the official transcript of the Academy speech. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It has shaped our entire past and present. Right now, we stand here as men refuting their Judaism and the Holocaust held hostage by an occupation that has driven so many innocent people into conflict. Whether they are the victims of October, whether they are the victims of October 7 in Israel or the current attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?”
Stream “The Hot Spot” on Max starting April 5.