Tras el cristal (1987)
- Directed by
- Agustí Villaronga
- Genre
- drama film, art film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- NC-17
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 115 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former Nazi child molester is confined to an iron lung. A young man who was once his victim becomes his caretaker and forces him to watch as the caretaker repeats the abuser's crimes.
disturbingtenseclaustrophobicbleakunsettlingslow-burncoldpsychologically heavy
What happens
In a Glass Cage (Spanish: Tras el cristal) is a 1986 Spanish psychological horror film written and directed by Agustí Villaronga, and starring Günter Meisner, Marisa Paredes, and David Sust. Inspired by the history of Gilles de Rais, the plot follows an ex-Nazi child molester who is now paralyzed and depending on an iron lung to live. A young man claiming to be his new caretaker reveals himself as one of the Nazi's former victims, and forces him to watch while he re-enacts his tormentor's crimes. Due to themes mixing Nazism, pedophilia, torture, and homosexuality, the film was highly controversial. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film was selected to be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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