British director Jonathan Glazer accused the Israeli occupation of hijacking the Holocaust (Reuters)
British director Jonathan Glazer condemned the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, recalling during his Oscar winning speech what happened in the Holocaust.
Glazer's film "The Zone of Interest" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film at the ceremony held by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles late yesterday, Sunday, March 11, 2024. .
Glazer appeared trembling as he accepted the award, reading his victory speech, saying, "All our choices were made to confront us in the present. We do not say: Look what they did in the past, but rather look at what we are doing now."
The 58-year-old director added, "We stand here now as men refuting their Jewishness, and the Holocaust was kidnapped by an occupation, which led to the outbreak of conflict for many innocent people."
He concluded, "Whether they were victims of the October 7 attack in Israel or the ongoing attack in Gaza, they are all victims of this abandonment of humanity. How do we resist this?"
🗣️ 'Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and Holocaust being hijacked by occupation that has led to conflict for so many innocent people'
Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer, of Jewish descent, condemns Israel's war on Gaza during his Oscars speech ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/6wF3uWcpdi
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The story "Area of Interest" revolves around a family living in a house and garden near a Nazi concentration camp, and stars German actor Christian Friedel, who plays the role of Auschwitz camp commander Rudolf Höss, while Sandra Höller plays his wife Hedwig.
Höss is one of the oldest officers in Nazi Germany, and is known as one of the planners of genocide operations during World War II.
Most of the events of "Area of Interest" revolve around the boredom of family life, with no footage shown from inside the Nazi concentration camp, while background sounds and rising smoke indicate the atrocities being committed inside.
Source: German News Agency