The Grey Zone
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The Grey Zone is a 2001 Holocaust drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson that portrays the moral complexities faced by Jewish Sonderkommando prisoners in Auschwitz.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Grey Zone canonical | 6 |
| The Gray Zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8395319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Grey Zone Context triple: [Tim Blake Nelson, notableWork, The Grey Zone]
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A.
The Grey
The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film in which Liam Neeson plays an oil-rig worker leading stranded men through the Alaskan wilderness while being hunted by a pack of wolves.
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B.
Forbidden Zone
Forbidden Zone is a 1980 cult musical fantasy film known for its surreal, low-budget style and early involvement of the band Oingo Boingo.
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C.
The Faultline
The Faultline is an organized supporters' group known for passionately backing Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes with coordinated chants, displays, and matchday atmosphere.
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D.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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E.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land is a 1975 play by Harold Pinter that blends memory, ambiguity, and dark humor in a tense encounter between two aging writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Grey Zone Target entity description: The Grey Zone is a 2001 Holocaust drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson that portrays the moral complexities faced by Jewish Sonderkommando prisoners in Auschwitz.
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A.
The Grey
The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film in which Liam Neeson plays an oil-rig worker leading stranded men through the Alaskan wilderness while being hunted by a pack of wolves.
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B.
Forbidden Zone
Forbidden Zone is a 1980 cult musical fantasy film known for its surreal, low-budget style and early involvement of the band Oingo Boingo.
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C.
The Faultline
The Faultline is an organized supporters' group known for passionately backing Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes with coordinated chants, displays, and matchday atmosphere.
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D.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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E.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land is a 1975 play by Harold Pinter that blends memory, ambiguity, and dark humor in a tense encounter between two aging writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Grey Zone: A Holocaust Tragedy
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play by Tim Blake Nelson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Lee Fine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Tim Blake Nelson ⓘ |
| distributor |
Lions Gate Films
ⓘ
linked to:
Lionsgate
|
| editedBy | Claire Simpson ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | realist ⓘ |
| genre |
Holocaust film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ historical film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jeff Danna ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of moral ambiguity during the Holocaust
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graphic representation of extermination process at Auschwitz ⓘ |
| portrays |
October 1944 Sonderkommando uprising at Auschwitz
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linked to:
Auschwitz Sonderkommando revolt
crematoria operations ⓘ gas chambers ⓘ resistance within concentration camps ⓘ |
| producer |
Christine Vachon
ⓘ
Pamela Koffler ⓘ
linked to:
Pam Koffler
|
| releaseType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationOf | stage play The Grey Zone ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Tim Blake Nelson ⓘ |
| setDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
the Holocaust ⓘ
linked to:
Holocaust
|
| setIn |
Auschwitz concentration camp
ⓘ
linked to:
AuschwitzBirkenau
|
| stars |
Allan Corduner
ⓘ
Daniel Benzali ⓘ David Arquette ⓘ Harvey Keitel ⓘ Mira Sorvino ⓘ Natasha Lyonne ⓘ Steve Buscemi ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish prisoners
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Nazi concentration camps ⓘ Sonderkommando ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ |
| writer | Tim Blake Nelson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (7)
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