From the great Czech filmmaker Věra Chytilová renowned director of Daisies and Fruits of Paradise comes a controversial and disturbing satire of violence violation and veterinary practice. Traps is a feminist black comedy about a vet who after being raped by two men uses her particular expertise to take her revenge. Oscillating between tragedy comedy and the grotesque the film is an analysis of morality power and twisted masculine attitudes in contemporary society. Chytilová is a filmmaker with a reputation as both provocateur and philosopher... - and Traps is an angry funny socio-critical film about thuggery impotence and sterilising the ruling classes. This provocative feature is presented for the first time ever in the UK. Special Features: All new Anamorphic Digital Transfer Booklet Essay [show more]
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Dark Czech comedy written and directed by Vera Chytilová. After meeting old friend Petr (Tomás Hanák) at a party, government minister Dohnal (Miroslav Donutil) is taken for a spin so he can be shown how to properly handle a woman. After picking up and raping hitchiking vet Lenka (Zuzana Stivínová), the two men are relieved when she regains conciousness, feigning complete amnesia, and are happy to drive her home. The pair join the woman for a drink once they are invited into her abode, but once inside they are subjected to her brutal revenge.
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