Washington Post, Desson Howe wrote that although the film "has a powerful style," its "intrinsic nastiness . . . brings it all crashing down." On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on reviews from nine critics, with an average rating of 5.4/10. Controversy In 1995, In a Glass Cage was submitted to the Australian Classification Board (ACB) by organisers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival. However, the film was refused classification, effectively banning it from being sold or exhibited in Australia. A DVD release of the film was similarly prohibited from release by the ACB in February 2005. In the United Kingdom, the film was never submitted for classification to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), likely out of fear that it would be banned. Home media In a Glass Cage was released on DVD in the United States on 25 May 2004 by Cult Epics. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. The bonus feature includes a brief interview with director Agustí Villaronga about the making of the film, the origins of the story, the stylistic use of color and location, and the acting. The film made its debut on Blu-ray Disc on 8 November 2011. References Further reading External links 1986 drama films 1986 LGBT-related films 1986 films BDSM in films 1980s business films Catalan films Films directed by Agustí Villaronga Films about child abuse Films about death Films about diseases Films about dysfunctional families Films about child sexual abuse Films about intellectual disability Films about pedophilia Films about psychiatry Films about rape Films about suicide Films set in country houses Films set in Spain Films shot in Spain LGBT-related drama films Films about Nazis LGBT-related controversies in film Obscenity controversies in film Political drama films Spanish drama films Spanish independent films 1980s Spanish-language films Spanish LGBT-related films Women and death Films scored by Javier Navarrete 1986 directorial debut films