Film zamaninda sansure ugramis hatta Almanyada yasaklanmisdi..sebebi gay temasini işlemis olmasiydi…fakat yonetmenin amaci yalnizca bu degildi…zamaninda uygulanan ceza sistemine karsi cikmis,cok konusulmayan,mahkumlarin cinsel yasamlarinin olmamasi,bunun nelere sebep olucagi gibi mevzulara dokunarak farkli bir fim yapmis..gerceklere dayanan film hakkinda kisa ingilizce bu yaziyi yoruma birakiyorum..

“Wilhelm Dieterle directs and stars in what must have been a very controversial film in its day…. This is not a softcore exploitation movie, 1928-style. You’ll find it filed under ‘Gay-Themed Films of the German Silent Era’. But while it is all of those things, it is also much more: a push for penal reform, a brave contribution to the debate about the purpose of punishment, and some poignant studies in guilt and prisoners’ longing intimacy