Nazi Commandant and Family's Disturbing Tranquility Portrayed in Auschwitz Drama
- The film is based on Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, and follows his family living next to the concentration camp.
- The movie exposes the compartmentalization that allowed Nazis to deny the horrors of the Holocaust and portrays them with chilling normalcy.
- Director Jonathan Glazer adopted an observational style, using natural light and ambient sound to scrutinize the atrocities.
- The film received high praise for its provocative and unsettling perspective on the capacity for violence within ordinary people.
- The movie is considered a top contender for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, where it received a six-minute standing ovation.
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