Review – The Grey Zone

Even by normal Holocaust movie standards this one’s more than a bit of a bummer. The main story – the true tale of a brief armed revolt among the crematoria sondercommando at Auschwitz – is genuinely fascinating. Further, the production comes complete with an ensemble cast of borderline A- and B-list stars who do an admirable job despite the against-type roles some of them caught. Indeed, the only real drawback is that the action and dialogue sometimes strongly reek of the stage play this production was before it made the jump to the big screen. Even the occasional dramatic stiffness is more than made up for by the unflinching portrayal of some of the worst aspects of concentration camp horror. Worth seeing