The Grey Zone
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tim Blake Nelson
Daniel Benzali
Natasha Lyonne
Dimitar Ivanov
David Arquette
Dafina Katzarraska
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The true story of Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, a Hungarian Jew chosen by Josef Mengele to be the head pathologist at Auschwitz. Nyiszli was one of Auschwitz's Sonderkommandos - "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of helping to exterminate fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life. Together, the Sonderkommandos struggled to organize the only armed revolt that would ever take place at Auschwitz. As the rebellion is about to commence, a group from the unit discovers a 14-year-old girl who has miraculously survived a gassing. A catalyst for their desperate attempt at personal redemption, the men become obsessed with saving this one child, even if doing so endangers the uprising which could save thousands. To what terrible lengths are we willing to go to save our own lives, and what in turn would we sacrifice to save the lives of others?
Director
Tim Blake Nelson
Cast
Daniel Benzali
Natasha Lyonne
Dimitar Ivanov
David Arquette
Dafina Katzarraska
Kamelia Grigorova
Velizar Binev
Georgi Kalchev
Steve Ubels
Victor Kalev
Valentin Ganev
Henry Stram
George Zlatarev
David Chandler
Donka Avramova
Jessica Hecht
Lisa Benavides
Dobrin Dosev
Mark Wing-davey
Lee Wilkof
Harry Anichkin
Rumena Trifonova
Hristo Shopov
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Michael Stuhlbarg
Mira Sorvino
Simeon Vladov
Velimir Velev
Portia Ranier
Allan Corduner
Shirly Brener
Mariana Stanisheva
Oncho Alexanyan
Ioana Christova
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Steve Buscemi
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Harvey Keitel
Brían O'byrne
Crew
Phil Benson
Michelle Botticelli
Jeff Danna
Danny Dimbort
Maria Djurkovic
Marina Draghici
Russell Fine
Peggy Gormley
Petur Hliddal
Trish Hofmann
Harvey Keitel
Pamela Koffler
Avi Lerner
Danny Lerner
Milos Milicevic
Andrew Mollo
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson
Dr. Miklos Nyiszli
Trevor Short
Bernard Telsey
David Vaccari
Christine Vachon
Franklin Vallette
David Varod
John Marcum Wells
Brad Weston
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2002
Released in United States Fall October 18, 2002
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2003
Released in United States September 2001
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 23 - June 16, 2002.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.
United Artists International was formerly known as G2 Films.
Released in United States 2002 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 23 - June 16, 2002.)
Released in United States on Video March 18, 2003
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.)
Released in United States Fall October 18, 2002