'The Zone of Interest' Receives Oscar Nomination for Unique Storytelling Approach

Jonathan Glazer's film, based on Martin Amis' novel, uses sound and negative space to explore the horrors of Auschwitz, earning it a Best Picture nomination.

Jonathan Glazer's film 'The Zone of Interest', based on Martin Amis' novel, explores the banality of evil through the lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, living across from a concentration camp.
The film has received an Oscar nomination, with particular praise for its sound design by Johnnie Burn, who used non-diegetic sound to create a haunting narrative.
The film's unique approach to storytelling includes the use of thermal imaging cameras to depict the nocturnal rounds of a teenage girl attempting to help the prisoners.
Despite its setting, the film avoids explicit depiction of the atrocities, instead using negative space and sound to suggest the horrors occurring beyond the view of the audience.
The film has been nominated for Best Picture, making it one of the most radical films in terms of form to receive such a nomination.