in Auschwitz. Based on the the 2014 Martin Amis novel of the same name, the film follows Hedwig Höss , the wife of Nazi commander Rudolf Höss , who has designed the Nazi Barbie dream house for her family, complete with lush gardens and a pristine swimming pool. The constant cacophony of horror coming from just beyond the wall doesn’t bother Hedwig and Rudolf, who sleep in separate beds, but seem to be a happy couple, more or less.
More hollow than hollowing, director Johnathan Glazer’s Edenic nightmare is better when taken metaphorically. There are no people to grasp onto here, only concepts. The photography from Łukasz Żal is both flawless and disturbing. When paired with Mica Levi’s disconsolate electronic score, the effect is bone-chilling.