The Monster Behind the Iron Curtain — Season 1, Episode 4: Moments of Decision
Drama, Mystery, Crime • 34 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Disappearances and suspicions begin to multiply within the community, revealing how fragile the boundaries of control truly are during Metod’s nights. At the police station, a worried Meto Damevski reports the disappearance of his partner, Vera. Meanwhile at Metalka, Metod’s superior Šinkovec discovers an unexplained shortfall in the company’s accounts, and Metod is summoned to explain his inappropriate behavior. A co‑worker, Rafael, exerts increasingly aggressive pressure on him to become involved in additional criminal dealings. That evening, Metod goes to a disco, where he seduces the young Zora and draws her into a deadly embrace. The next morning, the neighbor Franc accuses Metod of stealing firewood once again, claiming that black smoke was seen rising from Metod’s house during the night.
About The Monster Behind the Iron Curtain
In 1948, in the fragile post‑war countryside of socialist Yugoslavia, Marjeta gives birth to twins, Metod and Cilka. Withdrawn and volatile, Metod grows up in near isolation, shaped by a suffocating bond with his mother and a world marked by violence and repression. His impulsive behavior brings him into repeated conflict with society and the law, eventually leading to psychiatric treatment. After returning home and taking a job as a warehouseman, he appears outwardly stable, but inwardly deteriorates under the weight of alcohol, hallucinations, and relentless inner turmoil — until one night, the monster he has long concealed finally emerges.