The Zone Of Interest

[Matt2112]

Despite infrequent and inconvenient show times for this seemingly within a 20-mile radius, I managed to catch a late screening at the nearest Showcase Lux, with three other punters.

Whatever awards this receives - and it seems there'll be many - it thoroughly deserves them.

This is a profoundly affecting and disturbing portrayal of the callous nonchalance of which humans can be capable toward those suffering incomprehensible cruelty, set of course during the Holocaust.

The horrors are not portrayed visually, but through sound - and the effect is as devastating as anything you actually see in, say, Schindler's List.

There is only one scene that appears to take place inside the concentration camp, and it is very brief, and visually innocuous - however, what can be heard, from just out of shot, makes it unforgettably harrowing.

Highly recommended - but prepare for an ordeal.

Rating: ****