About the Film

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.

The Reviews Are In

"It's a claustrophobic and uncomfortable viewing experience because it doesn't ask for our sympathy—it confronts us with our passivity."

-Joey Shapiro, Chicago Reader

"The film is not just about a Nazi couple, or even just about the banality of evil. Rather, it is about the ways in which people close themselves off to destabilizing truths."

-Natalia Winkelman, Boston Globe