Although the 96th awards ceremony took place on the night of March 10-11, 2024, the topic is still hot and arouses many emotions. She competed for the Academy Award in five categories, including: directed by Jonathan Glazer, which was ultimately honored with two statuettes, which is also a great success for Poland. Why?
Oscars 2024 – winners. “Business zone” with two statuettes. Poles took part in its creation
The award is not the only achievement of “Strefa Interesów”. Previously, the war drama won, among others, Grand Prix at the Cannes International Film Festival, as well as three BAFTA statuettes. It is worth noting that it is a British-Polish-American co-production, so our compatriots had a huge contribution to its implementation.
Ewa Puszyńska, who previously collaborated with, among others, is responsible for the production. in “Ida” or “Cold War”, who this time joined forces with Magdalena Malisz and Bartek Rainski. Łukasz Żal was behind the camera, costumes were prepared by Małgorzata Karpiuk, and make-up was prepared by Waldemar Pokromski. The scenography, in turn, is a great achievement of Joanna Maria Kuś and Katarzyna Sikora. Moreover, a significant part of the photos were taken in Poland, specifically at the Auschwitz-Birkenau site in Oświęcim.
The Ministry of Culture made a mistake. It was about the success of “Business Zone”
Due to so many Polish accents, the success of “Strefa Interesów” also benefits our domestic cinematography, which director Jonathan Glazer mentioned during the ceremony when accepting the statuette. He then thanked the Polish Film Institute, which supported the project by partially financing it, as well as the Auschwitz Museum, with which he was consulted, among others. scenario. This did not escape the attention of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, which decided to devote a separate post to this issue on Facebook. However, there was a serious mishap.
According to , the description of the plot included in the entry includes a fragment suggesting that “the film deals with the topic of conflicts and occupations in which innocent people die.” Those who have already watched the film know that this is not true, because the script was inspired by the book of the same title by Martin Amis, and although the action takes place in the times, it is not the main theme. The plot focuses on the camp commandant, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig (played by Christian Friedel and Sandra Huller), whose house is separated from the place of extermination by only a wall. However, the above-mentioned fragment has already been modified and the wording that is inappropriate to the content of the film has been removed.
Source: Gazeta
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