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The White Ribbon
Why this pick
Like The Zone of Interest, it observes ordinary domestic rituals with icy precision, letting off-screen violence and social complicity create an accumulating moral dread.
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MOVIE2023 1h 45m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Sandra Hüller
Hedwig Höß
Christian Friedel
Rudolf Höß
Maximilian Beck
Schwarzer
Ralph Herforth
Oswald Pohl
Stephanie Petrowitz
Sophie
Marie Rosa Tietjen
Hedwig's Friend
Daniel Holzberg
Gerhard Maurer