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The Zone of Interest is a portrait of guilt. No wonder it has divided opinion in Germany

Most Germans insist their ancestors weren’t Nazis. Jonathan Glazer’s film pries away at the cracks in this narrative, writes Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian - UK

‘Mum knew what was going on’: Brigitte Höss on living at Auschwitz, in the Zone of Interest family

Her father was Rudolf Höss, the camp’s commandant. He was arrested by the Jewish great-uncle of the writer Thomas Harding, to whom Brigitte gave this, her final interview – and confession

The Guardian - UK

‘Honest and brave’: progressive Jewish figures defend Jonathan Glazer speech

Jewish Voice for Peace and the Auschwitz Memorial among those defending Oscar winner amid backlash over words at ceremony

The Guardian - US

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‘We refute our Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked’: Jonathan Glazer calls for end to Gaza attacks at Oscars

Accepting the award for best international film for The Zone of Interest, Glazer took to the stage to make an impassioned call for his Auschwitz drama to make people reassess the contemporary conflict in the middle east

The Guardian - UK

Painting the unpaintable: Gerhard Richter’s most divisive work returns to Auschwitz

The artist’s Birkenau cycle is based on the only pictures taken by prisoners at the Nazi death camp. As it goes on show next to its source, does it still have the power to shake us?

The Guardian - UK

The 10 Contenders For The Best Picture Oscar

From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday's Oscars is the most varied in years.

International Business Times

Movistar Plus+ Acquires 'The Tattooist Of Auschwitz' Series Starring Keitel

Movistar Plus+ acquires rights to 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz,' a series based on a bestselling novel, portraying a poignant love story in the Auschwitz co...

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Harvey Keitel Stars In Emotional Limited Series About Auschwitz Survivors.

Harvey Keitel stars in The Tattooist of Auschwitz, a series depicting the love story of Lali and Gita Sokolov in the face of unimaginable adversity.

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What is The Zone of Interest based on and what happened to the real Rudolf Höss and his family?

What is The Zone of Interest based on? The haunting film has also left audiences wondering what happened to the real Rudolf Höss and his family.

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Director Jonathan Glazer returns to Auschwitz for film premiere

Director Jonathan Glazer returns to Auschwitz for the premiere of 'The Zone of Interest,' a powerful film exploring the Holocaust and the human condition. ...

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Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz by József Debreczeni review – hell on earth in poised prose

An eminent journalist’s remarkable Auschwitz memoir balances the epic crime of the Holocaust with the minutiae of daily dehumanisation

The Guardian - UK

The Zone of Interest director explains significance of opening scene

Discover why The Zone of Interest opens with a black screen in this thought-provoking historical film based on the true story of Auschwitz commandant Rudol...

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The Zone of Interest and All of Us Strangers triumph at London Critics’ Circle Awards

Jonathan Glazer’s Auschwitz drama takes best film, director and technical achievement prizes at annual ceremony, while Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal amongst a trio of winners for All of Us Strangers

The Guardian - UK

The Zone of Interest review – Jonathan Glazer’s unforgettable Auschwitz drama is a brutal masterpiece

Only the constant pall of smoke, and a dread-inducing soundscape, tell of the horrors beyond the wall as the idyllic life of the commandant of the death camp and his family rolls by in Glazer’s Oscar-nominated film

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The Zone of Interest invites us to face the Holocaust and ask: could we have done this?

Through an Auschwitz commandant’s family life, Jonathan Glazer’s chilling new film reminds us of the banality of evil, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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Poland Seeks Correction from EU over Auschwitz Social Media Post

Poland requests European Commission to correct social media post about the Holocaust, stating it inaccurately linked Auschwitz death camp to Poland instead...

The Guardian - UK

Landscapes of Resistance review – an enigmatic meditation on a life marked by Auschwitz

This documentary by Serbian-born director Marta Popivoda is a mildly psychedelic drift into the horror of one woman’s deportation and determined survival

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Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story by Keren Blankfeld review – a dangerous liaison in the shadow of death

A reconstruction of a Holocaust survivor’s secret romance in a Nazi camp – and a reunion 70 years later – is touching, if sometimes overheated

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Survivors Mark 79th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation in Poland

A group of survivors commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in a modest ceremony, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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The Most Precious of Goods review – a stark fairytale set against the Holocaust

Samantha Spiro conducts listeners urgently through this horrifying story of a baby thrown in desperation from an Auschwitz train

International Business Times UK

X Could Have Prevented The Holocaust, Says Elon Musk

The comments came after Musk's visit to the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz in Poland.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Calls Himself 'Aspirationally Jewish' After Visit To Auschwitz

The visit comes months after he backed an antisemitic tweet on X.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Set To Visit Auschwitz Months After Backing Anti-Semitic Tweet

He had described his endorsement as "one of the most foolish" things he had done on the platform.

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‘The Zone of Interest’ powerfully depicts a Nazi family’s cushy life in the shadow of Auschwitz

The banal routine of commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife and children contrasts with the horrors happening next door.

The Independent UK

Companies pull ads from TV station after comments on tattooing and sending migrants to Auschwitz

Commentators who joked on a Polish right-wing television station that migrants should be sent to Auschwitz or be tattooed or microchipped like dogs are facing widespread condemnation

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