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A Trap

1997 film

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A Trap (Polish: Pułapka) is a 1997 Polish comedy film directed by Adek Drabiński. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.

01Plot

Actor Maciek, an alcoholic and gambler, returns to Poland after many years of living in America. He failed to make a career overseas and hopes to make a life for himself in Poland. However, he has problems with finding his way in the new reality after the fall of the Polish People's Republic, and subsequent attempts to return to his profession end in failure. He accepts a job as a caretaker of Edward Wilk's abandoned house by the sea, but is not aware that it is a trap. There he meets a beautiful neighbor, Ewa, and gets involved in a criminal scandal.

02Cast

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