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] Set in the Latvian SSR during the early 1980s, the story centers on a criminal enterprise in Riga run by store manager Imant Blumberg and bar administrator Egon Adamson.

Adamson, with support from violent enforcers like “Photographer” Grabovsky, maintains a luxurious lifestyle while Blumberg liaises with Western suppliers, particularly businessman Michael Brook and the shadowy Wotan.

Blumberg, cut off from the operation by Adamson and cheated out of his share, turns to a feared crime boss, who sends an enforcer named Gunner (the “Queen”) to collect his debts.

Gunner is praised by the KGB for his undercover work, revealing his double role as he closes out his mission, symbolically visiting a woman named Eva as a final act of reintegration into civilian life.