Traps
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Pauline Chan
Saskia Reeves
Robert Reynolds
Sami Frey
Jaqueline Mckenzie
Kiet Lam
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A newlywed photojournalist couple, Michael and Louise, arrive in Indo-China circa 1950 to do a public relations piece on the advantage of French occupation. As co-workers they are competent and controlled, but as lovers they are struggling to articulate their differences and needs. The couple reside at the plantation of a French manager, Daniel, and his rebellious daughter Viola. Louise, in particular, sees firsthand the mounting unrest of the Vietnamese workers and begins to document their struggles. In a world of ruthless brutality and life-threatening actions, Louise must struggle to look hard at the veil of deceit and denial in which she has shrouded both her relationship and herself.
Director
Pauline Chan
Cast
Saskia Reeves
Robert Reynolds
Sami Frey
Jaqueline Mckenzie
Kiet Lam
Hoa To
Nguyen Minh Tri
Thierry Marquet
Tran Duy An
Ho Thu Nga
Nguyen Ngoc Dang
Jean Louis Beaulieu
Claude Holweger
Tat Binh
Trieu Xuan Sam
Ly Thai Dung
Crew
Rosslyn Abernethy
Leo Bahas
Nicholas Beauman
Maud Biggs
Tran Quoc Binh
Richard Bradshaw
Richard Bradshaw
Martin Bruveris
Wendy Buick
Arthur Cambridge
Priscilla Cameron
Nguyen Huy Can
Robert Carter
Robert Carter
Maggie Cartier
Pauline Chan
Pauline Chan
Martin Connor
Deb Copeland
Roger Cowland
Michele D'arcey
Dawn Douglas D'or
Bach Diep
John P. Dolan
Rosemary Dority
Philip Drake
Ly Thai Dung
Mike Fenton
Anne Marie Finch
Lynne Gailey
Tra Giang
Geoffrey Goodhew
Steven Gordon
Clare Gormley
Murray Gosson
Queensland Government
John Goward
John Goward
Georgina Greenhill
Kate Grenville
Evan Ham
Masato Hara
Randall Harper
Kevin Hayward
Simon Hewitt
Bob Hicks
Jill Hickson
Chris Hobbs
Catriona Hughes
Ike Isaacs
Lee Jefford
Paul Jones
Tim Jordan
Bui Luu Khanh
Nguyen Minh Khanh
Nguyen Quy Khoi
Nguyen Khac Kiem
Nguyen Thi Lam
Nguyen Xuan Lam
Sash Lamey
Barbara Lampert
Derek Lampert
Melaini Lewis
Elise Lockwood
Samantha Lukis
Samantha Lukis
Stuart Lynch
Jane Maguire
Dan Maxwell
Jim Mcelroy
Nguyen Thi Nhu
Martin Oswin
Daphne Paris
Bob Parsons
Wayne Pashley
Wayne Pashley
Richard Payten
Michael Philips
Maria Phillips
Hoang Trung Phuong
Andrew Pike
Robert Podhajsky
Karen Psaltis
Film Queensland
Stephen Rae
Brett Rawlins
Kristin Reuter
Bernadette Robinson
David Rowe
Ian Russel
Rod Russell
Graeme Rutherford
Tim Sanders
John Schiefelbein
Mary Scott
Gary Shearsmith
Chris Short
Margaret Stevenson
Jill Surch
Dave Suttor
Luu Xuan Thu
Peter Townsend
Kathy Trout
Nguyen Anh Tuan
Nguyen Doc Tunynh
Sarah Urqhart
Libby Villa
Libby Villa
Luu Quang Vinh
Trinh Quang Vu
Denise Ward
Greg White
Peter Willard
Denise Wolfson
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for several 1994 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, including best adapted screenplay, best supporting actress (Jacqueline McKenzie) and best supporting actor (Kiet Lam). The film won an award for best original score.
Winner of the 1994 Film Critic's Circle of Australia Award for best music score.
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1995
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival (in competition) November 4-17, 1994.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.
Feature directorial debut for Pauline Chan who graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School and whose short films include "The Space Between the Door and the Floor" (Australia/1990) and "Hang Up" (Australia/1990), both shown at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
Began shooting March 15, 1993.
Completed shooting June 9, 1993.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.)
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival (in competition) November 4-17, 1994.)
Released in United States Winter December 1, 1995
