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Jonathan Glazer's 'Zone of Interest' Oscars Speech Is Denounced by Over 450 Jewish Creatives and Professionals

In his Oscars acceptance speech, 'The Zone of Interest' director called out the 'dehumanization' in the 'ongoing attack on Gaza.'

Loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, Glazer's historical drama focuses on the life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who live with their family in a home in the "Zone of Interest" next to the concentration camp. But Glazer's speech became a hot topic over the ensuing days, culminating in the open letter published by Variety with signatures from Hollywood stars such as Julianna Margulies, Debra Messing, Tovah Feldshuh, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Brett Gelman, directors Eli Roth and Rod Lurie, creators Amy Sherman-Palladino, Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg and more. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire to end the conflict that has also caused a massive humanitarian crisis, with the that more than half a million Palestinians are facing famine-like conditions in the territory where nearly all infrastructure has broken down.

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