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Jonathan Glazer Condemns ‘Holocaust Being Hijacked by an Occupation’ in Oscar Speech

'The Zone of Interest' Oscar winner Jonathan Glazer addressed the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict during his 2024 Academy Awards speech.

The World War II period piece is set against the backdrop of Auschwitz as a German Nazi commandant (Christian Friedel) and his emotionless wife (Sandra Hüller) condone the mass-murders of Jews. The “Birth” filmmaker previously told IndieWire that he wanted “The Zone of Interest” to be filmed like a reality TV show to “make it present.” “No Other Land” documentarian Yuval Abraham said during his 2024 Berlinale closing ceremony speech that he received “death threats” after speaking out on an Israeli channel censoring his movie over claims of it being “anti-semitic.”

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