Let’s not retreat into our own ‘Zone of Interest’

Regarding Michael Andor Brodeur’s March 3 Critic’s Notebook, “Soundtrack reveals horrors hidden from sight in ‘Zone of Interest’” [Arts&Style]:

Ahead of the Academy Awards, it’s worth remembering recent thought-provoking insights from James Wilson, co-producer of the Oscar-nominated film “The Zone of Interest.” The film, which won three BAFTAs and is nominated for five Oscars, including best picture, follows fictionalized versions of Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss and his family as they build their dream home near the Auschwitz concentration camp, serving as a metaphor for the occlusion of systemic violence and oppression in our lives.