The Zone of Interest: parents' guide

Almost nothing is shown directly, but gunshots, screams and beatings are heard constantly beyond the garden wall. A soldier orders a man drowned, a bone is found in a river, and blood is briefly washed off a shoe.

Mild words such as 'bloody' and 'hell,' plus 'my God.' More troubling is the casual, dehumanizing way Jewish victims are discussed, including the term 'Jewess.'

The commandant is implied to have sex with a woman prisoner brought to his office, which her captivity makes coercive; nothing is shown, but he is then seen washing himself. Otherwise swimsuits, a married couple's kiss and affectionate teens.

The commandant and his wife smoke cigarettes and cigars, and smoking is part of the MPA rating. Wine at dinners and a party, and a nanny drinks heavily alone one night. No drug use.

Sustained dread rather than scares: smoke and flames from the crematoria, screams at night, and a boy who locks his brother in a greenhouse and mimics gassing sounds. The ending shows the real gas chambers and victims' shoes at today's Auschwitz museum.