Double Trap (film)

Double Trap (Russian: Двойной капкан, romanized: Dvoynoy kapkan; Latvian: Dubultslazds) is a 1986 Soviet crime film directed by Aloizs Brenčs about a group of criminals in Riga.^[2][3][4]

Double Trap
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Directed by	Aloizs Brenčs
Written by	Vladimir Kuznetsov
Starring	Algis Matulionis Lilita Ozoliņa Juris Lejaskalns
Cinematography	Gvido Skulte
Edited by	S. Shkila
Music by	Raimonds Pauls
Production company	Riga Film Studio
Release date	January 1986 (1986-01)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Russian Latvian[1]

Plot

Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic. A criminal organisation illegally exports artworks to the West, as well as selling anti-Soviet literature and pornographic video tapes. A policeman goes undercover in an effort to bring the gang to justice.

Release

Double Trap was released in the Soviet Union in January 1986. It was the highest-grossing film in the Soviet Union for 1986, with 42.9 million tickets sold.^[5][6]

References

1. "Double Trap (1985)" – via letterboxd.com.
2. "Cine-eye". February 6, 1993 – via Google Books.
3. Rollberg, Peter (November 7, 2008). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810862685 – via Google Books.
4. Beumers, Birgit (May 17, 2016). A Companion to Russian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118424735 – via Google Books.
5. Cowie, Peter (February 6, 1989). "International Film Guide". Tantivy Press – via Google Books.
6. Kudryavtsev, Sergey (4 July 2006). "Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате" [Domestic Films in Soviet Film Distribution]. LiveJournal (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2019.

External links

• Double Trap at IMDb
• Entire film (Russian, no subtitles) on YouTube