Im Glaskäfig

Im Glaskäfig (1986)

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Ein mysteriöser Teenager namens Ángelo kümmert sich um Klaus, einen deutschen Arzt mit einer dunklen Vergangenheit, der in einer eisernen Lunge eingesperrt lebt.

Erscheinungsdatum
1986-08-06
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (121)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 52 Min.
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Regie
Agustí Villaronga

Besetzung

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  • Gedreht in: Mallorca

In a Glass Cage 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.

Production

The film was the directorial debut of the Spanish filmmaker Agustí Villaronga. Made in 1985, In a Glass Cage was partially funded by subventions from the ministries of culture both of Spain and of the regional Catalan government. It was distributed by Barcelona based Lauren films. The "glass cage" of the film's title refers to the archaic iron lung which has become the home within a home for ex-Nazi Klaus after a suicide attempt.

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