Zone A (2024)

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Is Zone of Interest a true story? ›

Christian Friedel stars as Rudolf Höss alongside Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss. Development of the film began in 2014 around the publication of the Amis novel, which is itself based partially on real events.

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The popular and maybe even intended reading of this ending is that Höss is finally confronted with the enormity of his prominent role in Hitler's Final Solution. He retches because the ugly truth has, in the terrible quiet and darkness, found him.

Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk was the inspiration for the night-vision scenes in Zone which show a young girl secretly leaving food for prisoners in Auschwitz.

Is 'The Zone of Interest' based on a true story? Yes and no. Rudolf Höss was a real-life German SS officer who lived in a house right outside of Auschwitz with his wife Hedwig and their children, though the film is a dramatization of their lives.

The film is based on Martin Amis' 2014 novel of the same name, which is inspired by the life of real-life Nazi officer Rudolf Höss. While some events in the film are based on true stories, there are also elements of speculation and creative liberties taken to explore the dynamics of the Höss family.

The set designer, Chris Oddy, visited the actual Höss house near Auschwitz about six or seven times to fully understand its layout and gather essential elements. He then recreated it by renovating a similar house just a few miles away.

BBC News - Talking Movies, Behind the Scenes on 'The Zone of Interest': Oscar-tipped Movie filmed at Auschwitz.