IN A GLASS CAGE (Tras el Cristal) (1987) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - Agustí Villaronga

Written by - Agustí Villaronga

Starring - Gunter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes

"A Nazi doctor who abused of his position to molest young boys, escapes to Spain where he resumes his malevolent ways. After attempting suicide, guilt ridden by his crimes, he ends up paralysed and in an iron lung. When a nurse shows up at his house, initially he looks like a saviour, but eventually turns out to have darker motives, having found the doctor’s diaries and being willing to continue his crimes. A dark and sexually charges as well as psychologically daunting film with a very heavy atmosphere. It’s unfortunate that character background is disregarded, and as such, it often feels too exploitational of both the theme of paedophilia and the post-Franco years in which this Spanish film was released."

Drama, Spain