Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust Drama ‘The Zone Of Interest’ Set For United Nations Screening
04.01.2024 - 18:03
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of this weekend’s Golden Globes, where it’s set to contend for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Picture – Non-English Language, and Best Original Score, Jonathan Glazer‘s acclaimed Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest has been set for a special screening at the United Nations in New York on January 5, which marks a first for studio A24.
The screening, organized by A24 with support of the UK and Polish Missions, will host UN Ambassadors, journalists, student groups, and more. The hope, particularly in light of current events, is to bring even more attention to the film considered the most searingly resonant examination of The Holocaust in recent memory, and one of the most significant works of this century.
The Zone of Interest is loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, though not a direct adaptation of the source material. Examining the human capacity for committing atrocities, the film follows the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
World premiering at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it claimed both the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize, pic was recently shortlisted for the Best International Feature Oscar, as the UK’s official entry. Glazer directed the pic from his own script, with James Wilson and Ewa Puszczyńska producing.
“The UK is honored to co-host this exclusive screening of The Zone of Interest with A24 for Ambassadors from around the world at the UN,” said Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, in a statement to Deadline. “This film from one of the UK’s most exciting directors is a reminder for