The Grey Zone
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For other uses, see Grey zone (disambiguation).
The Grey Zone is a 2001 American historical drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson[3] and starring David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Daniel Benzali. It is based on the book Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account written by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli.[4]
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| Directed by | Tim Blake Nelson |
| Written by | Tim Blake Nelson |
| Based on | Auschwitz: a Doctor's Eyewitness Account by Miklós Nyiszli and The Grey Zone by Tim Blake Nelson[1] |
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| Cinematography | Russell Lee Fine |
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| Music by | Jeff Danna |
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| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $517,872[2] |
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The title comes from a chapter in the book The Drowned and the Saved by Holocaust survivor Primo Levi.[5] The film tells the story of the Jewish Sonderkommando XII in Auschwitz in October 1944. These prisoners were made to assist the camp's guards in shepherding their victims to the gas chambers and then disposing of their bodies in the ovens.