The Golden Glove poster

The Golden Glove

Der Goldene Handschuh
2019GermanyLanguage: deDirected by Fatih Akin★ 6.9
Available in English: subtitled

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

Themes and style

Tone
bleakbrutalhauntingcold and detached
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
unravelingsurvivalpursuit
Emotion
loss of innocencefeeling powerlessrageshame
Themes
povertyclass and moneyfamily wounds passed downold ways vs. new world
Feel
exhaustinggut punchdiscussion starterquietly haunting
Violence
extreme

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Borderland

2007USA★ 5.54.5 pt match

Like The Golden Glove, this one is rooted in feeling powerless and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on poverty. The feel is the same: bleak, brutal, slow burn, and escalating.