LA film critics name 'The Zone of Interest' 2023's best film

LOS ANGELES: British director Jonathan Glazer's chilling Auschwitz-set drama, "The Zone of Interest," has been named best film of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca).

The critics group, which announced its picks on Sunday night after a daylong meeting, also awarded prizes for Glazer's direction and Mica Levi's score. It selected Sandra Hüller, who stars in both "The Zone of Interest" and the French courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Fall," for one of its two lead performance awards.