The Golden Glove

Released Sep 27, 2019

1 hr. 55 min.

Crime

Drama

Horror

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

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Critics Consensus

Grim to a fault, The Golden Glove embarks on a well-crafted but deeply unsavory descent into the depraved mind and rank brutality of a serial killer.

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Rachael B

Disturbing in the best way possible. This movie made me want a shower and kept me thinking for days afterward. It feels gritty and real, more psychological than slasher.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Wolfgang G

Der Goldene Handschuh ist ein Exploitation-Film von Fatih Akin, nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Heinz Strunk… Ein Serienmörder versetzt die Hamburger Anfang der 1970er Jahre in Angst und Schrecken… Erzählt wird die "sogenannte wahre" Geschichte von Friedrich Paul „Fritz" Honka, der ein deutscher Serienmörder war… Der Goldene Handschuh ist ein Horrorfilm, der mit tiefen deutschen Grotesken schwarzen Humor unterwandert ist… Der Film ist zugleich abstoßend und faszinierend, die schauspielerische Leistung ist bemerkenswert… Kurz gesagt, der Film ist nicht jedermanns Sache…

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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Patrick S

A deep dive into the ugly, filthy and unbelievably brutal life of one of the many unknown serial killers of the past century. If you like horror movies then this is for you. If you like movies about horrific events that pretty much exactly happened the way they are told, than this is a must see for you. It doesn't get any more disgusting than this. Welcome to the true, alcohol-fueled hell some create for themselves and others.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/23

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Audience Member

This a a grimy and bleak human monster watch. It has a really unique setting and great acting. It made me tidy up my apartment and maybe never drink again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/29/21

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Audience Member

Great acting, nice screenplay. Overall, really obscure, sick and realistic, exactly what i want from a serial killer movie. Reminded me of Henry: portrait of a serial killer and Angst.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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roman l

Not everyones cup of tea. But if you can find beauty in grotesque, then this cake is for you my f(r)iend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Fatih Akin

Director

Jonas Dassler

Fritz Honka

Margarethe Tiesel

Gerda Voss

Adam Bousdoukos

Lefteris

Marc Hosemann

Siggi Honka

Katja Studt

Helga Denningsen

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

I'd be happier if I'd never laid eyes on it.

Feb 21, 2020

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Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

Although psychological substance runs slim, Akin renders most mainstream depictions of degenerate minds lighthearted.

Oct 3, 2019

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

This subject matter is of the heaviest variety, and its central character not one you're supposed to like. But it is a story with immense artistic merit and a new angle of this subgenre with something important to say.

Oct 2, 2019

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Guillem Martinez Oya

Cinematismo

A good audiovisual X-ray of a serial killer in Germany in the 70s: well set and very well performed by Jonas Dassler. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2021

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

There's no real arc in the story, it's just kind of all over the place with recurring themes.

Rated: 5/10

Oct 26, 2020

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

I find it very dull and I perceive at all times a lack of psychological substance that clings to the life of the disgusting protagonist. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/10

Aug 2, 2020

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Synopsis

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

Director: Fatih Akin
Screenwriter: Fatih Akin, Heinz Strunk
Distributor: Strand
Production Co: Bombero International, Pathé, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0K
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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