Auschwitz film early favourite at Cannes

A POWERFUL Auschwitz-set psychological horror film, “The Zone of Interest”, was emerging as the hot ticket of the first week at Cannes, with reviews today near-unanimous in praise.

A “bone-chilling Holocaust drama like no other”, The Hollywood Reporter said of the “audacious film”, concluding that British director Jonathan Glazer “is incapable of making a movie that’s anything less than bracingly original”.