Trapped

2008
4.9| 1h34m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 10 October 2008 Released
Producted By: Fox Glove Films
Country:
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://antonthemovie.com/
Info

When Anton O'Neill returns home after five years at sea, he finds that 1970's Ireland is a radically different place to the one he left behind. Northern Ireland is in flames, and civil unrest has spilled south of the border to his beloved home in County Cavan. Blinded by hatred and misguided patriotism 'Anton' is led into an illicit world of violence and is forced to choose between his family and his country. Hunted and on the run, Anton is drawn into a battle of wills with the law and his former accomplices, ending in a showdown in which he must risk everything to protect the woman he loves.

Genre

Drama

Watch Online

Trapped (2008) is currently not available on any services.

Director

Graham Cantwell

Production Companies

Fox Glove Films

AD
AD

Watch Free for 30 Days

All Prime Video Movies and TV Shows. Cancel anytime.
Watch Now
Trapped Videos and Images

Trapped Audience Reviews

Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Pluskylang Great Film overall
Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life
martinwyer This movie is inept on so many levels I don't know where to start.First of all, I appreciate it's an independent release and must have required some effort to get it funded and shot etc. but that's about the only kind thing I could say.Ordinarily if an Independent movie is poor there's at least something to hook you in, or the embryo of a good idea in there somewhere, something that leaves the viewer at least saying that it had potential but not here.The movie is not that long, around 90 minutes but by the end you'll feel like you've spent an eternity in purgatory. The story is muddled, confusing and meanders from one location to the next. Acting is atrocious, how Gerard McSorely got roped into this will go down as one of the great mysteries of our time. The worst crime of all though is that at no point did I care about any of the characters involved.I'm an Irish citizen, and the troubles as they were referred to here should provide plenty of inspiration to would be film makers who surely could be able to come up with something a little more exciting than this?
HeidiELove Trapped AKA Anton (2008) was Graham Cantwell's first Directorial success as it was nominated for 3 IFTN's. A very brave subject matter (1972, beginning on the day after Bloody Sunday, and deals with the "Troubles") that was bound to be met with a lot of criticism (And did) , personally I liked it a lot. First off the Original Score is beautiful and the cinematography is sometimes bold which I love. What I appreciate about 'Trapped' is that it delves into the relationships surrounding Anton during this time. It has a somewhat problematic time frame but does ultimately explain the dilemma Anton is in- which solves that mystique. Local Gardai detective Lynch played by Gerard McSorley plays menacing at its best. One has to pay respect to the film makers as this was a very low budget film that did make it straight to DVD. It is political but it is also fresh in it's mini plots and angles.
jeff-wode Wasn't expecting much from this, in light of the mixed reviews it received. I usually find that when some critics love a movie and some hate it, I usually end up hating it too. Not this time. For a start, it looks great. Best cinematography in an Irish film I've seen in years, more like David Fincher than anyone else. The plot / story is great too, keeps twisting and turning and the action never lets up. I thought the acting was top notch, especially the supporting roles. The brother, the wife and the little psycho IRA guy were all brilliant. I loved the score too. Only downside was that the time line jumped a little in the first twenty minutes and it was hard to follow what was happening when, but this didn't detract from the film at all. I can't see why some critics didn't like this film. I think a lot of Irish people are just have a blind spot for anything that relates to the troubles. Will probably do much better outside Ireland than it did here. I nearly didn't go to see this and I'm glad now that I got off my ass and made the effort. Well worth it.
Michael Travers I gave Anton a 10 rating despite a couple of misgivings. The sheer ambition of this movie is inspirational! Ambition, something sadly lacking in Ireland, just look at RTE, TV3 and the morons who run the country. I can't recall an Irish film which dared to compete with Hollywood action thrillers, Recent Irish Films (A film with me in it, Middletown, Adam & Paul, 32a, Garage etc) have been slow paced and better suited for TV. Sorry about the rant! The recreation of the 70's period in this movie is flawless, the score, cinematography and most of the performances are incredible. On the downside, the filmmakers tried to cram so much in that the film losses focus at points. Gerard McSorley does his thing to great effect lending tremendous weight to the production, but it's the supporting performances that are surprisingly good. With Anton, Irish Film is getting on track, (not back on track, because it was never on track in my opinion) What Ireland needs is more people working in the film industry with balls and before you say, what about movies like, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, Michael Collins, Veronica Guerin etc, yes they were good, great even, but these films were made by Hollywood studios so can't be considered true Irish Films.