The Zone of Interest delves into the banality of evil, showcasing the daily lives of Auschwitz's commandant and his wife. The haunting sound design of the film immerses viewers in the horrors of the Holocaust without graphic violence on screen. Unlike traditional Holocaust movies, The Zone of Interest focuses on the inhumanity of the perpetrators in their everyday lives.

The Zone of Interest, directed by Jonathan Glazer, is a movie that has stayed with me long after the haunting score and sounds of a man vomiting give way to the eerily clinical noises of modern-day custodians vacuuming the halls of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Movies like the Zone of Interest don't come around too often. My recollection of The Zone of Interest was that it almost felt like an underground movie. Podcasters and writers would speak about it in hushed tones of either reverence or disgust.

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