Author Disputes "Zone of Interest" Film's Claim of Investigation

A Russian-Israeli journalist, Alla Bossart, has challenged the characterization of Jonathan Glazer's film "Zone of Interest" as an "investigation," asserting that true journalistic investigations require evidence and risk, qualities she believes the film lacks. Bossart, who has over 50 years of journalistic experience, argues that the film presents no names, faces, voices, or documents, relying instead on abstract imagery and "shadows against the night sky." She criticizes the film's inclusion of scenes depicting Tel Aviv life, suggesting they are a deliberate, albeit veiled, attempt by producer Glazer to equate Jewish people with Nazis, stemming from a perceived connection to the commandant of a concentration camp. Bossart also takes issue with film critic Anton Dolin for allegedly overlooking this "hint" and for "forgetting" the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, which she states preceded the events depicted in Gaza. She contends that the victims of the October 7th attacks, including women, children, and the elderly, were not collateral damage but were murdered out of hatred. Bossart's commentary was published on her Facebook blog and includes a disclaimer stating it was produced by a foreign agent, as per Russian Ministry of Justice requirements.