The Zone of Interest: Subtitles, Silhouettes, and the Space Between Us

In the quiet murmur of a Sunday evening, I found myself seated in the dimly lit embrace of a local cinema, preparing to navigate the emotional depths of “The Zone of Interest”, a film that promised a harrowing journey into the lives of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, and his wife, Hedwig. Their quest to carve out an idyllic existence beside one of history’s…