JONATHAN GLAZER
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Oscar-award-winning British film director, screenwriter
“Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of October 7 in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza—all the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?”—Academy Award acceptance speech, Best International Feature Film, Zone of Interest, March 10, 2024
“To echo what we said a year ago, we wanted the film to ask all of us, even today, questions about dehumanization. Today, the Holocaust and Jewish security are used to justify massacres and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. . .. After the massacres of October 7 and the hostage-taking in Israel, both are acts of terror against innocent people, made possible by the dehumanization of the people on the other side of our walls. This is the ‘Zone of Interest.’”— British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer,, accepting the 2025 César for Best Foreign Film. Remarks read by French film distributor, Paris, February 29, 2025