The Monster Behind the Iron Curtain — Season 1, Episode 5: Kill Me Softly
Drama, Mystery, Crime • 31 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Hallucinations, fear, and violent impulses overwhelm Metod as the police search for answers to a growing number of disappearances. His condition rapidly deteriorates — delirium, vivid visions, and unbearable headaches drive him further into psychological collapse. After an evening at the tavern, he drives the unsuspecting Martina home. At the police station, concern escalates as more missing‑person reports surface. Furious that Metod has failed to carry out an agreed criminal job, Rafael begins to pressure and intimidate him, turning their relationship increasingly tense and dangerous. Metod continues to harass women — first targeting a lone student, and later, in the tavern, “rescuing” the isolated Angelca from an annoying drunk.
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 Withdrawn and volatile, Metod grows up in near isolation, shaped by a suffocating bond with his mother and a world marked by violence and repression.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.