As part of the film talks at the Mohr-Villa, Dr. Margit Riedel and Sebastian Maile will discuss interesting feature films and documentaries with the participants. The Zone of Interest will be shown in cooperation with the Bavarian State Media Services.
The GRETA app makes (free) audio description of the film accessible. Those interested should bring their own smartphone or tablet with headphones. On request, the Mohr-Villa can assist with registration and downloading the audio description.
ABOUT THE FILM
The two Oscar-winning historical film The Zone of Interest focuses on the family of Auschwitz concentration camp commander Rudolf Höss. With his wife and five children, he lives on a large estate with an idyllic garden that borders directly on the camp wall. The family lives the everyday life of a bourgeois German family, while during the day and at night shots, the barking of dogs and the cries of the prisoners from the camp can be heard. Clouds of smoke can also be seen - if you wanted to look - rising from the chimney of the crematorium from the Höß family's "paradise garden". Despite their immediate proximity to the extermination camp, the family members never questioned the horrors that took place beyond the camp walls. For a long time, Rudolf Höß managed to keep everyday family life and his professional role completely separate. But one day ...
Director: Jonathan Glazer
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