The Grey Zone (2002): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
The Grey Zone is a 2002 drama. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes and earned $621,592 worldwide. Critics gave it 58 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Lions Gate Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Grey Zone About?
The premise of The Grey Zone without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Within the grim walls of Auschwitz, "The Grey Zone" portrays the harrowing experiences of a Sonderkommando, Jewish prisoners compelled to work in the camp’s death machinery. The film explores the agonizing moral dilemmas they face as they struggle to survive, forced to confront unbearable choices that test the limits of their humanity. It’s a powerful and unflinching drama examining resilience and the devastating price of survival in the darkest of times.
The Grey Zone Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- based on true story
- jew
- gas chamber
- nazi
- concentration camp
- holocaust
- year 1944
- 1940s
- nazi concentration camp
- zyklon b gas
- prisoner
- jewish
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- death
- uprising
- sonderkomando
- revolt
- girl
- nazi germany
- forced labour
- birkenau
- asphyxiation
- brzezinko poland
- budapest hungary
- orchestra
- third reich
- color in title
- beaten to death
- medical experiment
- nazi occupied poland
- crematorium
- based on play
- sonderkommando
- female rear nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- teenage girl
- auschwitz
- final solution
- hungarian
- doctor
- ss
- kapo
- shoah
- slave labour
- nazi uniform
- washroom
- unconsciousness
- clothing
- electric fence
- eating
- food
The Grey Zone Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave The Grey Zone 58 on Metacritic.
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Metacritic 58 Metascore
User score 7.3
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TMDB 66% User score
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The Grey Zone Plot Summary
What happens in The Grey Zone from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the chilling autumn of 1944, a determined group of prisoners from the Sonderkommando unit at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp was secretly plotting a daring rebellion aimed at sabotaging one of the camp’s infamous crematoria and gas chambers. With the support of firearms provided by Polish sympathizers from a nearby village and gunpowder cunningly smuggled from the UNIO munitions factory by resourceful female prisoners, these brave souls clung to a flicker of hope for freedom. Despite their best efforts at discretion, the German authorities became aware of their plans, leading to brutal torture for the women involved. Nevertheless, their spirit remained unbroken.
Full summary
The whole story of The Grey Zone, scene by scene
The Grey Zone Box Office
The Grey Zone grossed $621,592 worldwide. $517,872 came from the US and Canada and $103,720 (17%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$621.6K
- US & Canada
- $517.9K
- International
- $103.7K
The Grey Zone Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Grey Zone.
How Well Do You Know The Grey Zone?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cars in The Grey Zone
8 cars on screen, including the Chang Jiang CJ 750 and the Opel Blitz.
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Chang Jiang CJ 750 Minor role -
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1936 Steyr 200 Minor role
The Grey Zone Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Gri Bölge” and “La zona gris”.
- Also known as
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- Gri Bölge
- La zona gris
- Серая зона
- La zona grigia
- Die Grauzone
- A szürke zóna
- Šedá zóna
- Γκρίζα Ζώνη
- אזור אפור
- Cinzas da Guerra
- Сивата зона
- Szara strefa
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- Pelēkā josla
- 灰色地带
- 그레이 존
- زۇلمەتلىك ماكان
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Movies Like The Grey Zone
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Zone of Interest, The Guard of Auschwitz and Holocaust.
The Grey Zone FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of The Grey Zone, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Grey Zone?
The Grey Zone runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was The Grey Zone released?
The Grey Zone was released on October 18, 2002.
How much did The Grey Zone make at the box office?
The Grey Zone grossed $621,592 worldwide ($517,872 domestic, $103,720 international).
How is The Grey Zone rated?
The Grey Zone has 58 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.
Does The Grey Zone have a post-credit scene?
No. The Grey Zone has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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