We may only be in the early days of February, but the scariest movie of the year has already arrived – and it’s probably not what you're expecting. Forget traditional horror movies, from Blumhouse’s latest Imaginary to Robert Eggers’ upcoming vampire tale Nosferatu. Instead, the most terrifying film of 2024 will certainly be The Zone of Interest, the new feature from director Jonathan Glazer who previously chilled audiences with his Scarlett Johansson-led sci-fi thriller Under the Skin.
If you are at all familiar with that movie then you will know that as a filmmaker Glazer has always been one to traverse genres. Under the Skin is a road movie, a sci-fi, a horror, a thriller, an exploration of female sexuality, a look at gender relations, and so much more – it defies genre. Glazer also did the same with anti-heist movie Sexy Beast and his 2004 drama Birth, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that there are plenty of layers to uncover with his new work The Zone of Interest, which is advertised as an historical drama loosely based on author Martin Amis’ novel of the same name.
