'The Zone of Interest' Best International Film at the 2024 Oscars. These were all nominees

In a collaboration with US and Polish filmmakers, Jonathan Glazer directed 'The Zone of Interest'. It describes the family of a national socialist that lives right next door to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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The man is building his dream house in an idyllic environment, adding a swimming pool and inviting friends and their children for pool parties. Behind the fence, however, you can see the walls of the concentration camp. The film shows how easy it can be for people to look the other way when the mass extinction of other people is happening.

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The shortlist of nominated films included movies from Italy, UK, Spain, Japan, and Germany. Let's have a look at the nominated films because they should definitely be on your watch list.

Photo: the Italian contender, 'Io Capitano' / Caramel Films

This year, Germany was nominated again The movie is called 'Das Lehrerzimmer' (The Teachers' Lounch) and it was directed by the German-Turkish director Ilker Çatak.

Photo: Alamode Films

A strong contender for the Oscar was the Italian 'Io Capitano' ('Me Captain') directed by Matteo Garrone. It tells the story of two Senegalese boys who try to reach Europe for a better life.

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It's a retelling of a horrible true story: the crash and struggle for survival of a plane full of Uruguayan rugby players in the Andean snow-topped mountains. 'Society of the Snow' ('La Sociedad de la Nieve') was directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and you can see it on Netflix.

Photo: 'La Sociedad de la Nieve,' 'Society of the Snow' / Netflix

'Perfect Days' tells a number of short stories. It's a collaboration between Japanese and German filmmakers, and Wim Wenders is the director and producer of the project.

Photo: Wim Wenders Productions

In 2023, the remake of the war classic 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' directed by Edward Berger, won the coveted award. It was a realistic and painful portrayal of the horrors of the First World War from a German perspective.