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Harmaa alue

Original title: The Grey Zone
  • 20012001
  • K-15K-15
  • 1h 48m
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Kamelia Grigorova in Harmaa alue (2001)
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A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral grey zone.A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral grey zone.A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral grey zone.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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POPULARITY
15,646
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  • Director
    • Tim Blake Nelson
  • Writers
    • Miklos Nyiszli(based in part on "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account")
    • Tim Blake Nelson(play "The Grey Zone")
  • Stars
    • David Arquette
    • Velizar Binev
    • David Chandler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tim Blake Nelson
  • Writers
    • Miklos Nyiszli(based in part on "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account")
    • Tim Blake Nelson(play "The Grey Zone")
  • Stars
    • David Arquette
    • Velizar Binev
    • David Chandler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 107User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    The Grey Zone
    Trailer 2:28
    The Grey Zone

    Photos18

    Allan Corduner and Kamelia Grigorova in Harmaa alue (2001)
    Steve Buscemi, Daniel Benzali, and Kamelia Grigorova in Harmaa alue (2001)
    David Arquette in Harmaa alue (2001)
    Mira Sorvino in Harmaa alue (2001)
    Harvey Keitel and Kamelia Grigorova in Harmaa alue (2001)
    Tim Blake Nelson in Harmaa alue (2001)
    Mira Sorvino and David Arquette in Harmaa alue (2001)
    Brían F. O'Byrne in Harmaa alue (2001)
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    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Hoffman
    Velizar Binev
    Velizar Binev
    • Moll
    David Chandler
    • Rosenthal
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Cohen
    George Zlatarev
    • Lowy
    • (as Georgy Zlatarev)
    Dimitar Ivanov
    • Old Man
    Daniel Benzali
    Daniel Benzali
    • Schlermer
    Allan Corduner
    Allan Corduner
    • Nyiszli
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Abramowics
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Muhsfeldt
    Henry Stram
    • Mengele
    Kamelia Grigorova
    • Girl
    Lisa Benavides-Nelson
    • Anja
    • (as Lisa Benavides)
    Shirly Brener
    Shirly Brener
    • Inmate
    Mira Sorvino
    Mira Sorvino
    • Dina
    Natasha Lyonne
    Natasha Lyonne
    • Rosa
    Dafina Katzarraska
    • Woman Inmate
    • (as Dafina Katzarrska)
    Donka Avramova
    • Young Woman
    • Director
      • Tim Blake Nelson
    • Writers
      • Miklos Nyiszli(based in part on "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account")
      • Tim Blake Nelson(play "The Grey Zone")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Writer and Director Tim Blake Nelson made Dr. Miklos Nyiszli's memoirs "Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account" (1946) mandatory reading for the film's cast, along with Primo Levi's "The Drowned and the Saved" (1986) and Filip Müller's "Eyewitness Auschwitz" (1979).
    • Goofs
      After the men set the crematoria 4 on fire they tore down the fences and fled into the woods. They barricaded themselves in a barn where SS caught them. They were burned alive inside the barn.
    • Quotes

      Hoffman: I used to think so much of myself... What I'd make of my life. We can't know what we're capable of, any of us. How can you know what you'd do to stay alive, until you're really asked? I know this now. For most of us, the answer... is anything. It's so easy to forget who we were before... who we'll never be again. There was this old man, he pushed the carts, and on our first day, when we had to burn our own convoy, his wife was brought up on the elevator. Then his daughter... and then both his grandchildren. I knew him. We were neighbors. And in 20 minutes, his whole family, and all its future, was gone from this earth. Two weeks later, he took pills and was revived. We smothered him with his own pillow, and now I know why. You can kill yourself. That's the only choice. I want them to save you. I want them to save you more than I want anything. I pray to God we save you.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Holocaust Films (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Roses from the South, Opus 388
      (1880)

      Composed by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss)

      Orchestrated and arranged by Jeff Danna and Andrew Lockington

      Performed and conducted by members of the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra

    User reviews107

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    A Very Good Film
    I was a little wary of this film because of the cast - but David Arquette was surprisingly good. I happen to like films that have a theatrical uality - so that was fine with me. At first I wondered why Harvey spoke with an accent, and no one else did - then midway through the film I got that the idea was that the Jews HEARD his German accent - and since the story was from THEIR perspective, they had no accents from their point of view. To convey this to an American audience, they spoke like Americans. I despise Shindler's List . That film turned a horror into a feel good event. Disgusting. THIS movie doesn't manipulate you with sappy speeches and ridiculous violin crescendos, nor does it get sweet and sentimental like Saving Private Ryan. This movie is about horror - and it ends horribly. It doesn't cheapen the death, it forces you to feel all of the terrible weight.
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    14
    • fakemag
    • May 25, 2003

    FAQ5

    • Is this film based on a book?
    • What is the Nazi officer pouring into the vents on top of the gas chamber?
    • How did the girl survive in the gas chamber?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2001 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Lions Gate Entertainment
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Grey Zone
    • Filming locations
      • Nu Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Killer Films
      • Martien Holdings A.V.V.
      • Millennium Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $517,872
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,526
      • Oct 20, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $621,592
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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