The Film
Are nations divided by culture or are we really very similar? Using 30 hidden microphones, 11 hidden cameras, 8 undercover actors, 4 nationalities and 1 Mediterranean hotel, Tourist Trap is a daring experiment to investigate national stereotypes
Using the latest eavesdropping and hidden camera technology, a Turkish hotel is turned into a human laboratory for a month. Within each week tourists from a different nation experience a bizarre set of events designed to stretch their patience and good humour to the limit.
Secret cameras record the reactions of groups of English, Germans and Japanese and the Americans as an identical series of incidents unfolded during the week.
Would they be shocked by a naked man showering by the pool? Who are the most enthusiastic at a toga party? Would they help an old lad with a heavy basket? Would they complain about the extortionate cost of toilet paper? Would the British outdrink the Germans? Would the Japanese outwit the Americans?