In This Corner of the World vs The Zone of Interest
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for The Zone of Interest). The Zone of Interest is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 10m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Zone of Interest| In This Corner of the World | The Zone of Interest | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Jonathan Glazer |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Maximilian Beck, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte |
Synopsis
In This Corner of the World
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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