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The greatest Holocaust movie ever made, starring Steve Buscemi, debuted on 9/11. It’s time to revisit it.

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Grey Zone," a Holocaust film directed by Tim Blake Nelson, premiered on September 11, 2001, and was quickly overshadowed by the day's tragic events. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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SonderkommandoPrimo LeviHolocaust CinemaHistorical DramaSteve BuscemiTim Blake NelsonThe Grey ZoneBirkenau RevoltComplex Moral ChoicesUnderrated Films

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"But it couldnt translate into any attention for the beleaguered film, which had a quickly-forgotten premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and languished at the box office when it was released the next year."
New York, United States
"I went to Dachau and Auschwitz to write The Grey Zone play, which was performed in New York several years earlier."
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
"I went to Dachau and Auschwitz to write The Grey Zone play, which was performed in New York several years earlier."
Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"I went to Dachau and Auschwitz to write The Grey Zone play, which was performed in New York several years earlier."
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
"JTA: Tell me about growing up as a Jewish kid in 1970s Tulsa, Oklahoma."

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