The Golden Glove
Directed by Fatih Akin
Acclaimed filmmaker Fatih Akin (Head-On, The Edge of Heaven, In The Fade) delivers a gruesome tale of notorious German serial killer Fritz Honka, as he haunts Hamburg’s red light district in the 1970s. In this wrenching, shocking story, Honka frequents his favorite bar of boozy castaways, the “Golden Glove”, and chases after any lonely woman he might just be able to lure into his attic.
Notorious German serial killer, Fritz Honka, haunts Hamburg's Red Light District in the sleazy 70s.
Cast: Jonas Dassler, Margarethe Tiesel, Hark Bohm
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this is the type of stuff that really gets me off...very sexy film
I don’t even know where to start. This unfiltered character study about a notoriously pathetic German serial killer is very tough to sit through. It's just unrelentingly bleak and depressing. You can smell the rot and feel the desperation and hopelessness as you watch it but you also can't take your eyes off the screen. I can't say I like this, because I feel depressed and grossed out, but that's clearly what it’s going for so it’s a success. There is no glorification of a serial killer here as the film doesn't attempt to make you feel for him. It also offers an interesting commentary on alcoholism with surprising pitch black humor thrown in. This is for sure not for the faint of heart.
Fabulous movie. Very well done. Worth the watch!
Awesome