The Golden Glove

Original title: Der goldene Handschuh

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6.7/10

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Jonas Dassler in The Golden Glove (2019)

Notorious serial killer Fritz Honka haunts Hamburg's red light district in the 1970s.

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

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

20K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
There was a scene shot of Fritz Honka's childhood when he was raped. But in the editing, Fatih Akin found them disturbing because it was a stupid explanation. Saying that "just because you are raped as a kid it doesn't give you the permission to be a serial killer. Lots of people have been raped as kids and not turned into serial killers and it would be a slap in the face to them".

Goofs
The red and white "One way road"-sign that is shown in the street where Fritz Honka gets run over by a car was in use until 1971, while the scene is set in 1974. In 1974 blue and white signs were used. However this could have been intentional to show the old and more dirty the streets of Hamburg-St. Pauli in the 1970s.

Quotes
Hertha: Pride goes before a fall. I'm telIing you. Be friendly on your way up. Because on your way down, you're gonna meet them aIl again. And they all come down sometime. Or something like that.

Crazy credits
The closing credits are accompanied by the photos of the real Honka, portrayed people, the real places, weapons he used etc.

Connections
Referenced in Horrible Reviews: THE GOLDEN GLOVE (2019) A truly ugly, filthy piece of German cinema (2020)

Soundtracks
Es geht eine Träne auf Reisen
Written by Salvatore Adamo
Performed by Salvatore Adamo

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Featured review

8/10

Not for everybody, but certainly well made.

Well I never heard of Fatih Akin before but if all his movies are like this one then I will for sure watch others from him. Der Goldene Handschuh (The Golden Glove) is harsh and brutal but most important a perfect reenactment of the vile things the German serial Killer Fritz Honka commited. Also a great job from Jonas Dassler with his character of Honka. And big credits to the make-up artists that transformed all the characters into what they looked like. The whole cast acted well and gave this movie the perfect depressing state they're in. The scenes look like they are shot in the filthiest places of Sankt Pauli in Hamburg. Some scenes, well almost all of them, are really brutal, and that's how it should be when you make a movie about a serial killer. Honka was a deranged bully and sadist. To me The Golden Glove is one of the better movies about an existing serial killer. Not for everybody, but certainly well made.