Police, Adjective

Name: Police, Adjective
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Released: December 23, 2009
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 81

2009

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IFC Films | Release Date: December 23, 2009

Summary: Cristi is a young undercover cop who undergoes a crisis of conscience when he is pressured to
arrest a teenager who offers hash to classmates. Not wanting to ruin the life of a young man he considers merely irresponsible, Cristi must either allow the arrest to be a burden on his conscience, or face censure by his self-serious superior, forCristi is a young undercover cop who undergoes a crisis of conscience when he is pressured to
arrest a teenager who offers hash to classmates. Not wanting to ruin the life of a young man he considers merely irresponsible, Cristi must either allow the arrest to be a burden on his conscience, or face censure by his self-serious superior, for whom the word “conscience” has an entirely different meaning. (IFC Films)… Expand

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime

Runtime: 113 min

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J. Hoberman

Police, Adjective is a deadly serious as well as dryly humorous analysis of bureaucratic procedure and, particularly, the tyranny of language. Images may record reality, but words define it. Read full review

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Liam Lacey

A simultaneously realistic and absurdist examination of police work. Read full review

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Michael Phillips

It's not for all tastes; it requires some patience. The more your own job involves absurd, time-consuming bits of minutiae, the more familiar (and amusing) it'll seem. Read full review

David Denby

The movie is simultaneously a police procedural, an analysis of language and imagery, a philosophical debate about law and justice, and a very, very dry Romanian Martini--so dry that, at first, one doesn't quite taste much of anything. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Police, Adjective may not be the film you're expecting, but it's one that will stay on your mind. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Though formally astringent, Police, Adjective is dotted with lots of humor. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Shockingly dull. Read full review

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StanleyKubrick

Jul 30, 2016

One of the best Romanian New Wave films. It's a funny and original satire, perfectly acted (Dragos Bucur & Vlad Ivanov) and directed with style. It's very precise filmmaking, where every shot matters and everything rings true.

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