Naomi Watts, Tye Sheridan In Holocaust Drama

Key Points:

• "The Housewife," a Holocaust-themed film based on Alyssa Hill’s 2015 Black List script, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, exploring the story of a woman living under a false identity after World War II in Queens, NY.
• Naomi Watts stars as Hermine Ryan, a seemingly typical 1950s housewife who is revealed to be Hermine Braunsteiner, a former Nazi concentration camp guard responsible for horrific crimes, a rare focus on female perpetrators in Holocaust cinema.
• The film follows New York Times reporter Joseph Lelyveld, played by Tye Sheridan, as he uncovers Hermine’s secret, leading to a tense moral and psychological drama about denial, identity, and justice without flashbacks to the camp scenes.
• The story is inspired by real events and highlights the resurgence of antisemitism and far-right extremism, making its timely release particularly relevant amid contemporary political developments in Germany and beyond.
• Directed by Ben Shirinian and produced by Robbie Brenner and others, the film was shot in Montreal and features strong supporting performances, including Michael Imperioli and Lena Olin, contributing to a gripping courtroom and investigative narrative.