Watch The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone is a dramatic war film that was released in 2001. It was written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. The film stars David Arquette as Hoffman, and Steve Buscemi as "Hesch" Abramowics. The supporting cast consists of Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Allan Corduner, and Daniel Benzali. The film received an R rating for violent images, nudity, and language.

The story begins at the end of 1944 at an extermination camp in Poland. Jewish prisoners at the camp, who are forced to help dispose of bodies, are planning to rise up and destroy some of the torture chambers that are used against them. The way they are getting help is form some of the local Polish citizens, as they aid them with weapons. Some of the women workers are also able to smuggle material in the dead bodies, but they are caught.

So loyal to the cause, they refuse to give up any information. This cost them their lives, as they are brutally tortured. At this time we are introduced to a Jewish doctor who is not in prison, but his family is. His doctor allows him to go see his family, and the Jewish doctor his relying on his boss to help keep his family safe. Additionally, a new group of prisoners arrive, and they are ordered to the gas chambers. One of the prisoners talks too much, and Hoffman snaps and beats him to death.

After the group of prisoners is exterminated, Hoffman finds a young girl among the bodies and she is still alive. Hoffman takes her away and tries to find a safe place to hide her. She is hidden among a group of prisoners, but is soon discovered after she witnesses the death of another prisoner. Her father is the doctor that is visiting her, and he tries to protect her by revealing the plot to overthrow the camp.