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Ep. 7 - The 'Zone of Interest' Erases Jews Yet Will Win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
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Alan raises hell and is mystified at how the New York Times could correctly call the film a failure, yet the movie received numerous nominations. He mentions that he has interviewed numerous Holocaust survivors, and one said the film was boring and had no educational value. He also rasies the question: "How has the film been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay when the script throws out the majoirty of the book, including a Jewish character who narrates chapters?" He hypothesizes that for so many critics to be so way off, there was likely a desire to look intellectual - or possibly, a feeling of pressure to give it a good review.
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