Torment of the Flesh

Vienna, 1965: Following a series of brutal femicides, the well-known bar pianist Alexander Jablonsky stands trial. He is regarded as a sexually disturbed offender driven by compulsion, with a long criminal record. The charges involve the murder of young women—including barmaids, precocious teenagers and prostitutes. The prosecution is convinced that, in Jablonsky, they have captured a depraved monster. Every crime is meticulously reconstructed in all its bestial detail, offering a glimpse into the darkest depths of the human soul. Yet, the investigative findings presented also reveal the perverse abominations of an entire society.