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Based on the real-life events and featuring a first-rate ensemble cast, this compelling and harrowing film chronicles a unit of Auschwitz's Sonderkommando, a special squad of Jewish prisoners, who staged the only armed revolt that would ever take place at Auschwitz. Read more

Starring	David Arquette, Velizar Binev, David Chandler, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director	Tim Blake Nelson
Genres	Drama

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- An adaptation of director Tim Blake Nelson's own play, The Grey Zone is about the Jewish Sonderkommando at Auschwitz... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  Good viewing
  
  This film is well worth the watch. gripping story of life in the war camps. Taking too long to come to dvd, can't wait to see it again.
  
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  - scotland
  - 26 Feb 2007 at 13:21
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  great casting
  
  great cast and story but i have seen better films about camps. although the acting was very good and its worth watching as its good just not great.
  
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- - soz
  - 354 reviews
  - Cumbria
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 22:46
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  It takes forever to get into
  
  I am surprisingly disappointed by this film. There is an amazing cast, a great plot, yet it is so badly done that I could not stand watching more than a few ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 05 May 2011 at 17:05
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  It was good drama
  
  The cast is a good one and the script well written. It took a lot of courage to do what the men in the film did and ultimately save a lot of their bethrens. In ... read more »
  
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  - Wembley
  - 11 Feb 2011 at 22:45
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  Disturbingly brilliant
  
  We should not forget the Holocaust and this film portrays life inside Auschwitz in a brutally honest way, like no other film has done. Should be required ... read more »
  
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- - AmethystRose
  - 3 reviews
  - UK
  - 22 Jan 2011 at 13:26
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  Disturbing reminder
  
  This film is by no means entertaining, and when you have finished watching the film it will leave your heart feeling heavy, so don't view it too close too ... read more »
  
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- - SS109
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Oct 2010 at 00:39
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  The Grey Zone
  
  This was grimly brilliant, I couldn't stop watching. The role of the Sonderkommando played by an excellent cast.
  
  Having visited Auschwitz last ... read more »
  
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- - Trafficcop
  - 14 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 14:18
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  Disturbing portrayal
  
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  Very good performaces all around. This is one of those films that are brutal and show the human condition as it is or was during those times. THis film is ... read more »
  
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- - Minny
  - 488 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 09:36
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  THE GREY ZONE
  
  A very good second world war II film about extermination of jews in nazi concentration camps but it pity they had to use AMERICAN ACTORS WITH STRONG AMERICAN ... read more »
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 16:35
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  Great film, difficult to watch
  
  This is film is very difficult to watch at times but it is well worth a watch. It tells the story of a group Sonderkommando imprisoned in the notorious Nazi ... read more »
  
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- - sonicyouth789
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Mar 2010 at 12:27
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  Grey Zone
  
  The recreation of Auschwitz is chillingly well done, so it’s a shame that this authenticity didn’t extend to the accents which are mainly American ... read more »
  
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- - firstact
  - 29 reviews
  - South West
  - 04 Feb 2010 at 12:22
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- - 13
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  Good viewing
  
  This film is well worth the watch. gripping story of life in the war camps. Taking too long to come to dvd, can't wait to see it again.
  
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  - scotland
  - 26 Feb 2007 at 13:21
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  The Grey Zone
  
  Vey depressing. Was a bit slow to start. Didnt watch the whole film.
  
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- - linnypinny
  - 3 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 05 Jul 2008 at 18:43
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  Excellent Film - A must see
  
  Grim viewing, realistic, well acted and gripping. A very thought provoking and moving film. A must see as it brings home sharply the appalling crimes committed ... read more »
  
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- - Spook
  - Swaffham, Norfolk.
  - 02 Jun 2008 at 19:48
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  GOOD
  
  ENJOYABLE FILM WELL WORTH A WATCH ON A WET SATURDAY NIGHT LOL
  
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  - not where i wanna be
  - 01 Apr 2006 at 05:02
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  not for me !!
  
  switched it off after 20 minutes, avoid !!
  
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- - glasgowgerry
  - 12 reviews
  - northwich
  - 31 Jul 2008 at 14:09
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  GERMANS FROM NEW YORK!
  
  THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT FILM. THE STORYLINE WAS GOOD, AND THE SCENES QUITE REALISTIC, HOWEVER HARVEY KEITEL AS THE GERMAN OFFICER, MUST GO DOWN AS THE ... read more »
  
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- - OKOK
  - 33 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 03 Jul 2008 at 20:24
- - 3
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  Shockingly interesting and worthwhile
  
  If the perhaps overdramatised Hollywood treatment given to the worthy Schiblers List is not to your taste then as a biographical movie outlining the Nazi '... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 12:31
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  What a waste of time
  
  We turned this off after 25 minutes or so. What on earth was this film trying to do? It had some great actors in but they were playing appalling characters, ... read more »
  
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  - Newcastle upon tyne, UK
  - 18 Aug 2008 at 14:46
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  Boring
  
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  Couldn't watch anymore after 10 minutes!
  
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  - Tadley
  - 26 Sep 2008 at 09:17
- - 3
  - 1
  Disappointed.
  
  I was very much looking forward too seeing this film,however i was very disappointed that most of the charactors had American accents,its a shame they did not ... read more »
  
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- - Shredz
  - 3 reviews
  - Beccles
  - 07 Jun 2008 at 21:44

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- An adaptation of director Tim Blake Nelson's own play, The Grey Zone is about the Jewish Sonderkommando at Auschwitz... read more on Time Out
- 47257
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17

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  Based on the real-life events and featuring a first-rate ensemble cast, this compelling and harrowing film chronicles a unit of Auschwitz's Sonderkommando, a special squad of Jewish prisoners, who staged the only armed revolt that would ever take place at Auschwitz....