Storyline
The year is 1950 and an English couple, Louise and Michael, have arrived in French-occupied Indochina to cover a story on a French-owned rubber plantation. They are to be the guests of the enigmatic plantation overseer, Daniel, and his beautiful yet difficult daughter Viola, at their elegant, decaying villa amid a tropical jungle. Michael and Louise hope that some time spent working in an exotic location will help reignite the passion in their floundering marriage. Instead they become unwittingly involved in the personal, sexual and political tensions of their hosts. Daniel is desperate to hold onto a way of life no longer possible in a country struggling for independence, bringing him into conflict with not only his daughter but also with his adopted country.
Cast & Crew
Saskia Reeves
Louise Duffield
Lead
Robert Reynolds
Michael Duffield
Sami Frey
Daniel Renouard
Jacqueline McKenzie
Viola Renouard
TM
Thierry Marquet
Captain Brochard
Tất Bình
Vietminh Captain
Lý Thái Dũng
Vietminh Executioner
Lệ Thi
Bao’s Grandmother
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pauline Chan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Traps is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
