In a serene mood with his cast, the English filmmaker Jonathan Glaser (under the skin) began the press conference for his latest production participating in Cannes, The interest zone. A story based on the 2014 novel of the same name by martin amiswho tells the story of Rudolph Hoesthe Nazi commander who designed and built Auschwitz and who discusses his relationship with his wife Hedwig as they create the life of their dreams next to the most controversial concentration camp in history.

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Glazer opened by admitting that before filming began, he didn’t know what kind of story he wanted to tell. “There wasn’t one particular moment when I knew I was going to make this movie. When I started the process, I didn’t know which perspective to take”he admitted.

“You never really know why you broach a subject and stick with it. I could say it is a journey in constant evolution”, said. “It took us a lot of in-depth research to be able to portray the Holocaust so that we could distinguish in the film the everyday domestic dramas of the Höss family and Auschwitz, which was on the other side of their garden walls.” noted the director.

“We had a deep intention to capture that capacity in each of us for violence, wherever you come from, which meant that the Nazis had to be portrayed as human beings and not stereotyped monsters’. “The great crime and tragedy is that people have done this to other people and it is wise to distance yourself from that as much as possible,” Glazer stressed.

jim wilsonproducer of the film, stated:The interest zone it reminds us that people cannot remain complacent despite the horrors taking place in their backyards, whether through historical examples such as the Holocaust or slavery in America, or more recent examples of bias such as the Don’t say gay who are currently threatening LGBTQ+ rights.” emphasizes: “It’s not for us to say whether we achieved this intent or not, but we tried to present the question and open up the space”said.

Glazer later spoke of the importance of shooting the film in Poland. “There was never an option to film in a different setting”, he pointed. “We tried to find somewhere else to film, but the story kept coming back to Auschwitz.”

This is the director’s fourth feature film after that Sexy beast the 2000, Birth from 2004 and under the skin from 2013. The interest zone he earned a six-minute standing ovation at the world premiere as the audience cheered him and his cast.