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Podcast: Bungacast
Episode: /414/ Zone of Banality or the Authority of Evil?
Description: On Zone of Interest and Holocaust film.
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We discuss the winner of the Oscar for Best International Feature Film – one that split opinion, among critics and on the pod too!
How does the film fit in the pantheon of Holocaust films? Is it a Holocaust film?
How well does it deal with its obvious subject matter: the banality of evil?
Is the film neutral and detached or preachy, condescending, moralising?
What to make of the commentary around the film, including director Jonathan Glazer's statements? How does it relate to Israel/Palestine?
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