I had watched the movie yesterday evening and I still clearly remember the father's face and his misery. He has done excellent acting.The movie feels very realistic. The closeness of the family is well built-up.The situation that the family finds itself in is unfortunately very real. Life can present tough challenges that do not have a method to solve.And there are moments where the situation overwhelms you and there are moments when the protagonists are composed in spite of the challenges.The movie honestly captures both kinds of moments.The movie has excellent emotional content. The director has shown mastery at presenting tension.There are silent shots which convey so much about the situation.The plot is not a filmy unreal plot - there are aspects that add and take away some of the perfect Hollywood style smartness and instead presents the weaknesses that real life harbors.The man who sets the trap is himself weak as the story reveals.The wife has acted well - very convincing. The wife is in a story thread, unaware of the thread her husband is trapped in and this dichotomy is presented well and the credit goes to the wife's acting.The husband is the one who won my heart. The sincere person that he is all through the movie is remarkable. Though forced into a mistake, he tries to do the right thing as he says and he takes it all the way. Sometimes you like a movie because you like the main protagonist in the movie - this protagonist is one such.The way the story line is structured reminded me of Hawaii,Oslo where just a little portion of the story happens in the current where as most of the story happens in a flashback.The only thing that was not convincing to me was the way the husband takes up the task with very inadequate payment.

You must see this film. Utterly and totally amazing. A perfect film, matched only by Body Heat and Fargo for its merciless exploration of the phenomena of criminality. The plot is so tight you can't put a razor blade between its uncemented blocks. The protagonist is trapped on the horns of terrible a dilemma, and does the only thing he can do in the situation. His choice is utterly believable and utterly horrifying. The consequences equally so. The ending is as inevitable as it is appropriate and yet I wish it weren't. But, like everything else in this film, it is as it must be. But the worst thing of all is that it could happen to any one of the tens of millions of equally vulnerable citizens of the great Uninsured States of America just as easily as in a Second World backwater like Serbia. Now that's really horrifying!

Another exhibition, that you don't need big bucks or have to shoot your movie in another country, if yours isn't financially wealthy ... Klopka (The Trap as it is called internationally) is a fine example of good Serbian cinema.If the definition of "film noir" is indeed "low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical characters" (as indicated in an urban dictionary), than this hits the mark! (maybe the cynical part isn't exactly on the spot or let's say Bogart-like, but other than that, you got yourself a winner here). The good thing about this description is, that this should be enough for you to judge, if you want to see the movie or not! :o)

Today, when its a time of silly Serbian movies, there is a little hope that you will see a Serbian movie and say that this movie you CAN compare with other American movies.It doesn't have to be good or bad. I saw Klopka on Fest.I was expecting a good movie.Finally good Serbian movie!I got it.Cast is very promising:Nebojsa Glogovac(who is very good in this movie),Natasa Ninkovic(also very good in this movie),Anica Dobra(good)and Miki Manojlovic.Directing is not bad by director of Apsolutnih Sto(Absolute Hundred)Srdan Golubovic but he does some mistakes in it.Vuk Kostic disappointed a little bit but he is OK.Kids are just fantastic!There are some jokes which are not created for this movie(when Mladen is in the bank)and some excellent solutions(when a girl gives Mladen headphone to listen the music).Movie is little bit slow and without charisma but, what can I say: It is a serious Serbian movie.