Review by joe_marlow

A narrative Holocaust drama that's defined by its rigorous compartmentalization and steadfast refusal to show any hint of explicit violence, Jonathan Glazer's profoundly chilling "The Zone of Interest" stands out for how formally the film splits the difference between the two opposite modes of its solemn genre - a genre that may now be impossible to consider without it. No Holocaust movie has ever been more committed to illustrating the banality of evil, and that's because no Holocaust movie has ever been more hell-bent upon ignoring evil altogether. There is a literal concrete wall that separates Glazer's characters from the horrors next door, and not once does his camera dare to peek over it for a better look. It doesn't even express the faintest hint of that desire.