The Racket

1982·Movie
1h 59min
79
GreatGoodWatch score

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About

This is a psychological whodunit. The action is tense and there are many ups and downs. Vas, a young militiaman, has to pose as a ex-prisoner and infiltrate an international gang of smugglers at work in Bulgaria. Vas is involved in shady deals: in a web for smuggling drugs. The traffic in drugs is perfectly organized, every one along the chain is being checked up and shadowed. An elderly gentlemen, a harmless nuisance on the face of it, turns out to be one of the bosses. Vas's role as a double agent, in doing his efforts to become a trusted man among the dangerous criminals, faces him with many trials and he risks his life on several occasions. And no matter how strange it may appear, it is among these people that Vas meets the girl he falls in love with. A beautiful girl is tangled in the traffic web. She also falls in love with Vas. Just like the audience, the girl Sunny is not aware of the true personality of Vas in the racket.
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Is The Racket worth watching?

79
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is The Racket?

1 h 59 min

The Racket runs 1 h 59 min.

What language is The Racket in?

Bulgarian

It was made in Bulgarian. Produced in Bulgaria.

What tropes does The Racket use?

…But He Sounds HandsomeImprobable Aiming SkillsBittersweet EndingIn the BackThe FacelessGold DiggerFriendly EnemyTitle DropBattle in the RainHe's Dead, JimHeel–Face TurnCorrupt Politicianand 19 more

TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for The Racket, including …But He Sounds Handsome, Improbable Aiming Skills, Bittersweet Ending.

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