Yikes! 'Zone of Interest' Producer Does NOT Agree With Director's Oscar Speech, And He Wants You To KNOW It...

His remarks, however, have not been universally endorsed by his colleagues from the award-winning film, The Zone of Interest.

Danny Cohen, the executive producer of The Zone of Interest, voiced his disagreement with Glazer's comments during an interview on the Unholy podcast. "I just fundamentally disagree with Jonathan on this," Cohen stated to hosts Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland. While acknowledging the "tragic and awful" nature of the war, Cohen attributed the ongoing conflict and the loss of civilian lives in Gaza to Hamas. He described Hamas as a "genocidal terrorist organization" that exploits its hostages and uses its tunnels not for the protection of Gaza's innocent civilians, but for its own protection, thereby allowing Palestinians to perish.

Glazer, on the other hand, used his acceptance speech for Best International Feature to criticize Israel for exploiting the memory of the Holocaust to "dehumanize" Palestinians in Gaza. "Right now we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people," Glazer declared. He questioned how to resist the "dehumanization" of all victims, whether those of the October 7th attack in Israel or the ongoing assault on Gaza.

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Glazer's speech was met with enthusiastic applause from the Oscars audience, many of whom wore red pins as a symbol of their support for a ceasefire. However, Glazer, who is Jewish, faced accusations of antisemitism for his comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany, a theme explored in his film, The Zone of Interest. The film delves into the willing complicity of a Nazi officer and his family in the Holocaust.

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Cohen expressed regret that Glazer's speech overshadowed the film's substance. "John spent 10 years making the film and has made something remarkable, but people are talking more this week about what he said for 30 seconds," Cohen lamented. He expressed a desire for the conversation to return to the film itself.