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The Lite Trap
Germany, 1981. State Security Service agent Harald Love is sent on a secret mission from the GDR to the Federal Republic, to verify an informant with the code name "Heinz" who is suspected to be a double agent. A job that may change his life forever...
| Release : | 1982 |
| Rating : | 6.4 |
| Studio : | ZDF, Visual Filmproduktion, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
| Cast : | Armin Mueller-Stahl Beatrice Kessler Harry Baer Sky du Mont Veronika Faber |
| Genre : | Thriller Romance |
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Absolutely the worst movie.
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
There have been many films about cold war spies. Western films tend to follow the (mis-) fortunes of Western spies as these are the people who do exciting things and with whom the audience is likely to identify with. Eastern spies only appear on the fringes, mostly to be knocked about by our heroes as e.g. in Hitchcock's Torn Curtain.Our film here follows Eastern spies in West Germany, but it gives the theme a new twist. The topic of the film is not espionage, but rather how the increasing integration of the protagonists into the lifestyle of the West (one can translate the title as "The West is shiny") alienates them from their origins and compromises their position. I have some doubts how realistic this depiction is, but in any case it is compelling to watch. Despite the objections to its realism I am pretty sure the Stasi (East German secret service) was raving livid when this film came out.
