21st Annual University of Richmond International film Series: The Trap (Klopka) November 1, 2009

This series is free and open to the public. All films are shown in Jepson Hall 118 unless otherwise noted. Friday showings are at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday showings are at 7:30 p.m. The films are shown in the original language with English subtitles. For more information, please contact Paul Portefield.

The Trap (Klopka)

October 30 & November 1

Serbia, 2007

Directed by Srdan Golubovića

106 minutes (No MPAA rating)

Language: Serbo-Croatian

The Trap (Klopka), directed by Srdan Golubovic, is an intelligent modern film noir reflecting the true face of a society transitioning from post-Milosevic’s Serbia where there is no more war, only a moral and existential desert. Mladen (Nebojsa Glogovac) is stuck in a low-paying job that barely supports him, his wife Marija (Natasa Ninkovic) and their son, who suddenly requires an expensive, life-saving operation. With few options, Mladen is presented with a frightening solution: he must kill a stranger to save the life of his sick child. A drama about real people caught up in the twisted maze of their own lives; this is the kind of film we don’t see enough on American screens.

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