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The Golden Glove

2019 · 110 min

A grimy, claustrophobic descent into squalor and violence that is unrelenting and deeply unsettling.

Directed by
Fatih Akin
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Jonas Dassler, Margarethe Tiesel, Katja Studt
Overview
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

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Directed by
Fatih Akin
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Jonas Dassler, Margarethe Tiesel, Katja Studt
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, horror
Directed by
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Written by
Fatih Akin
Starring
Jonas Dassler, Margarethe Tiesel, Katja Studt, Martina Eitner-Acheampong, Tristan Göbel, Greta Sophie Schmidt, Marc Hosemann, Max Hopp
Music
FM Einheit
Cinematography
Rainer Klausmann
Runtime
110 min
Country
Germany, France
Languages
Greek, Italian, German

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