The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
How can somebody enjoys doing chores, gardening, and playing at the pools while lots of innocent souls were being tortured and burned in a concentration camp next door? I might've had an anxiety and nightmare every single night.
I got a chance to see this at the cinema during Plaza Indonesia Film Festival, and I can say that the sound is so eerie and frightening. This movie without sound effect might be just a slice of life movie of a German family. I couldn't stand hearing the screaming, the gunshots, the crying... This is a horror movie.
I can't wait to watch it on a regular screening, and I am currently on waiting list to read the book!!