The "angels" in the title may represent the younger characters or the lost purity of the protagonists. Their descent into madness serves as a metaphor for the loss of spiritual meaning in a materialistic, cruel world.
Includes footage of a pig being slaughtered and a cat's throat being slit; while some claim the latter was simulated, the director has remained ambiguous.
The film discussed in this report, Melancholie der Engel (2009), contains extreme depictions of sexual violence, sadism, animal cruelty, and bodily functions. This report handles these subjects objectively but frankly.