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Storyline

Hamburg’s St. Pauli district in the 1970s is a neighbourhood of night-time entertainment and its nocturnal figures: habitual drinkers and prostitutes, gambling addicts and other lonely souls. Fritz Honka, a short man with thick horn-rimmed glasses and an unfortunate face, is one of them. An unskilled labourer, he picks up lonely older women, down-at-heel drinkers, in a local boozer called ‘Zum Goldenen Handschuh’ (The Golden Glove). Nobody realises that he batters and strangles these women in his attic apartment, then dismembers them and disposes of their remains behind the attic wall. Distributing scented air-fresheners throughout the building to disguise the stench of decay, he blames the neighbouring Greek family for the penetrating smells. Based on the true case of serial killer Fritz Honka and on Heinz Strunk’s 2016 crime novel, Fatih Akin has created a portrait of a socially depraved, violent criminal, driven by misogyny, sexual greed and sentimentality.

About the director

Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1973, Fatih Akin studied at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg (HfBK). After making several short, documentary and feature films, he won the Golden Bear in 2004 for Gegen die Wand which made him one of the most celebrated directors in Europe. His next international hit, Auf der anderen Seite, won Best Screenplay at Cannes as well as the European and German Film awards. With his production company corazón international he also produces the work of other directors. His film Aus dem Nichts won, among other prizes, a Golden Globe.

Screening schedule

• 07.07.2019.

  CineStar Vukovar

  16:00h

Tickets for screenings at Cinestar Vukovar, Danubian Sand Island, Borovo Cinema are free. For screenings at locations - Terrace of Agency for Waterways and Castle Eltz Park admission is 15 HRK. Tickets.