

The Grey Zone
2001-09-13 · 108 min · ★ 6.6
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tim Blake Nelson
- Production companies
- The Goatsingers, Millennium Media, Killer Films, Martien Holdings A.V.V.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 621,592
Top Cast
David ArquetteHoffman
Velizar BinevMoll
Michael StuhlbargCohen
Daniel BenzaliSimon Schlermer
Allan CordunerNyiszli
Steve Buscemi'Hesch' Abramowics
Harvey KeitelSS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
Natasha LyonneRosa
Mira SorvinoDina
Brían F. O'ByrneInterrogator
Valentin GanevTorturer
Velimir VelevKS Man
George ZlatarevLowy
Henry StramMengele
Shirly BrenerInmate
Lee WilkofMan with watch
Jessica HechtMan's wife
Hristo ShopovHalivniTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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