"The TRAP", Serbia / Germany / Hungary
106 min, 35 mm, color, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD
2007
Coproduction with :
Mediopolis Film Gmbh, Leipzig i Uj Budapest Filmstudio, Budapest;
Film was supported by Eurimages

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cast & crew
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DIRECTED BY
Srdan Golubović
SCENARIO/ WRITTEN BY
Srđan Koljević i Melina Pota Koljević
based on novel „Klopka“ by Nenada Teofilovića
PRODUCED BY
Jelena Mitrović, Nataša Ninković,
Alexandar Ris, JÖrg Rothe, Laszlo Kantor
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Igor Kecman
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Aleksandar Ilić
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Goran Joksimović
EDITED BY
Marko Glušac, Dejan Urošević
COSTUME DESIGNER
Ljiljana Petrović
MUSIC BY
Mario Schneider
SOUND DESIGNER
Sebastian Schmidt, Erik Mischijew
SOUND RECORDIST
Branko Đorđević

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Nebojša Glogovac - Mladen
Nataša Ninković - Marija
Anica Dobra - Jelena
Predrag Miki Manojlović – Kosta
Marko Ðurović – Nemanja

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synopsis
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Post-Milosević Belgrade, capital of a nation struggling to find its soul, of a country whose turbulent recent past has left many in a moral and existential desert. This is the home of Mladen, his wife Marija and their son Nemanja. When Nemanja develops a serious heart condition, the doctors urge an operation abroad. But where to obtain the 26,000 euros? Just when the boy´s parents give up hope of raising the money, a man contacts Mladen and offers to pay the whole amount. But there is one thing Mladen must do: kill the man´s business rival. The proposal repulses Mladen, but as his son´s condition suddenly deteriorates, he begins to seriously consider the offer. If he accepts, he saves his boy´s life but loses his soul; if he refuses, he will grieve as a righteous man until the end of his life. The trap is set...


‘The Trap’ is a film about an ordinary man who is forced to choose between the life and death of his own child. It is a story about the moral dilemma of the protagonist, who can only save the life of his son by accepting to become a killer. It is a story about a man who is trying to exchange death for life, to substitute his misfortune with someone else’s. It is about an event that can bring salvation to his family, and suffering to another family. It is about the freedom of choice, which actually doesn’t exist …
‘The Trap’ is a ‘personal story’ kind of film; in a way, a contemporary Balkan version of ‘Crime and Punishment’. It is about the crime that saves the life of the protagonist’s child, and the punishment that comes from within.

| Srdan Golubović |

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festivals
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Berlinale, section Forum • Sofia Intl Film Festival
• goEast Wiesbaden • Kosmorama – Trondheim IFF
•Transilvania, IFF • Artfilm IFF Teplice • Karlovy Vary IFF • Taipeh Golden Horse FF • IFF Zerkalo, Ivanovo
• Palic IFF • IFF Sarajevo • IFF Toronto • IFF Copenhagen • IFF Helsinki • IFF Rejkjavik • IFF Haifa
• IFF London •IFF Ljubljana • IFF Sao Paolo • IFF Palm Springs • IFF Goteborg • IFF Thessaloniki • IFF Marrakech • IFF Dubai • IFF Talinn • IFFArras • IFF Sevilla • IFF Santa Barbra • IFF Trieste • IFF Portland
• IFF Glasgow • IFF Cinequest • IFF Cleveland…..

*The Trap was short listed for
Best Foreign Language Film Oscar*

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awards
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SOFIA IFF:
• grand prix for the best film in international competition
GO EAST WIESBADEN:
• best director
• FIPRESCI Award
ARTFILM IFF TEPLICE
• blue angel for the best film in international competition
IFF ZERKLO IVANOVO
• best director award
IFF PALIC
• special mention
SOFEST FILM FESTIVAL, NATIONAL
• best serbian film
MINSK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• best actor award
ALMATY FILM FESTIVAL IF “SHAKEN`S STARS”
• grand prix for the best film
HERCEG NOVI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• best director, third prize
COTTBUS FILM FESTIVAL
• cottbus discovery award
CARS FILM FESTIVAL
• golden goose for the best film
TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL
• audience award
CINEQUEST, SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• DIRECTORS AWARDS Global Visions Award
IFF MILANO FILM FESTIVAL
• best director
• best actor
• neuro award
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM POLICIER DE LIEGE
• best film
• best actor award
• best actress award
FESTROIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
• best director award