The film Grey Zone is set in the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War, and is based on the real historical events that took place there. At that time, the Nazis used a persecution method called "special instructions" in Auschwitz concentration camp, that is, they organized a group of Jews into 13 "special groups". If the members of these organizations are willing to help the Nazis execute their Jewish companions, they can live for a few more months. If you refuse to carry it out, you will be executed immediately. Jews, as members of a "special group", are caught in a dilemma of "being accomplices of the Nazis" or "being executed immediately". The film revolves around a special group of Jews who are preparing to launch a rebellion. A girl of 14 years old who accidentally escaped from the gas chamber forced the resistance to be delayed. ...

A touching story, this film raises a question: To what extent are we willing to sacrifice ourselves to save other people's lives? Director Tim Blake-Nelson once won the Cherry Blossom Bronze Award for his film Eye of God. For the film "Gray Zone", his evaluation is: "This story can give people in desperate situations the hope of rebirth."