A Trap (Polish: Pułapka) is a 1997 Polish comedy film directed by Adek Drabiński. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.
Contents
Plot
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.
Cast
Marek Kondrat as Maciek Adamski
Joanna Benda as Ewka
Bogusław Linda as Aleksander Szuster
Zbigniew Zamachowski as Robert 'Bobek' Burski
Anita Lipnicka as Canary
Dorota Pomykała as Iwona Babol
Malgorzata Potocka as TV journalist
Ewa Salacka as Journalist
Jerzy Bończak as Bartender Lesio
Zygmunt Malanowicz as Pianist
Leon Niemczyk as Police Chief
Piotr Dejmek as Gas man Wladzio