The Grey Zone: Director's Notes and Screenplay - Softcover

Nelson, Tim Blake; Kauffmann, Stanley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557045828 ISBN 13: 9781557045829

Publisher: Newmarket Press, 2003

Synopsis

A seductive young woman chooses the dangerous path of confronting the justice system and corporate power for the sake of her children, her passion for life, and her desire to be loved.

Kelly Jensen was only six years old when she witnessed her mother's murder, for which her father was wrongfully convicted. Moved from foster home to foster home, Kelly was exposed to abuse, neglect, and human trafficking. By age fifteen she was a runaway, combining her innate intelligence with street smarts to become a chameleon capable of losing herself in every character she impersonated. Beautiful and bewitching, Kelly used her talents to become the most notorious identity thief in the country.

Ruggedly handsome defense attorney Jake Brooks finds the enigmatic Kelly Jensen irresistible despite suspecting her of murdering his best friend from law school. His obsession leads him to risk his own illustrious career in Los Angeles to see that justice is served. Kelly finds him addictive. Together, the two uncover a sordid link among immoral foster care parents, high rollers in Vegas, politicians, and the legal system itself. Kelly ultimately takes fate into her own hands behind closed doors in the gray zone.

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About the Author

Tim Blake Nelson is best known for his acting roles in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Minority Report, The Good Girl, The Thin Red Line, among others. He made his film writing/directing debut with Eye of God. He is also an award-winning playwright of such plays as Eye of God, The Grey Zone, and Andadarko. He is a graduate of Brown University and Juilliard Theater Center. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he lives with his wife and sons in New York City.

From the Back Cover

A seductive young woman chooses the dangerous path of confronting the justice system and corporate power for the sake of her children, her passion for life, and her desire to be loved.

Kelly Jensen was only six years old when she witnessed her mother's murder, for which her father was wrongfully convicted. Moved from foster home to foster home, Kelly was exposed to abuse, neglect, and human trafficking. By age fifteen she was a runaway, combining her innate intelligence with street smarts to become a chameleon capable of losing herself in every character she impersonated. Beautiful and bewitching, Kelly used her talents to become the most notorious identity thief in the country.

Ruggedly handsome defense attorney Jake Brooks finds the enigmatic Kelly Jensen irresistible despite suspecting her of murdering his best friend from law school. His obsession leads him to risk his own illustrious career in Los Angeles to see that justice is served. Kelly finds him addictive. Together, the two uncover a sordid link among immoral foster care parents, high rollers in Vegas, politicians, and the legal system itself. Kelly ultimately takes fate into her own hands behind closed doors in the gray zone.

Reviews

Nelson's 2001 film, in which a Nazi doctor and the Sonderkommando (Jews who were forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz) find themselves in a moral gray zone, garnered a National Board of Review Award. This record of Nelson's travails tells how the director researched the history surrounding the drama, assembled the cast (which includes David Arquette, Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel) and reconstructed the crematoria in Bulgaria. Nelson admits he's not a scholar or a historian, yet his meticulous representation of the predicament faced by the Sonderkommandos deserves recognition. He describes the grisly details of how he portrayed life at Auschwitz and the attempted rebellion that is at the movie's core, and his shooting strategy (although the film is quite violent, he didn't want to seem "to be detailing that violence as entertainment"). In addition to the script and film stills, this volume also shares a powerful excerpt from Primo Levi's The Drowned and the Saved.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Newmarket Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557045828
• ISBN 13: 9781557045829
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224