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Police, Adjective

Police, Adjective is a 2009 Romanian drama film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. The movie focuses on policeman Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish. Over time, Cristi begins to question the ethical ramifications of his task.

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Police, Adjective
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RomanianPolițist, Adjectiv
Directed byCorneliu Porumboiu
Written byCorneliu Porumboiu
Produced byMarcela Ursu
StarringDragoș Bucur
Edited byRoxana Szel
Release date
  • May 2009 (2009-05)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Police, Adjective (Romanian: Polițist, Adjectiv) is a 2009 Romanian drama film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. The movie focuses on policeman Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish. Over time, Cristi begins to question the ethical ramifications of his task.12

Cast

  • Dragoș Bucur as Cristi
  • Vlad Ivanov as Captain Anghelache
  • Ion Stoica as Nelu
  • Irina Săulescu as Anca
  • Cerasela Trandafir as Gina
  • Marian Ghenea as Attorney
  • Cosmin Seleși as Costi
  • Șerban Georgevici as Sica
  • George Remeș as Vali
  • Adina Dulcu as Dana
  • Dan Cogălniceanu as Gica
  • Constantin Diță as officer on duty
  • Alexandru Sabadac as Alex
  • Anca Diaconu as Doina
  • Radu Costin as Victor
  • Viorel Nebunu as Alex's father
  • Emanuela Țiglă as Alex's mother
  • Daniel Birsan as Barman
  • Bungeanu Mioara as magazine seller

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.3 On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".4

Awards

Police, Adjective won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.5

The film was the official Romanian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.6

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Morris, Wesley (22 January 2010). "Boston.com: Police, Adjective". boston.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. Turan, Kenneth (23 December 2009). "LA Times.com: Police, Adjective". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. "Politist, adj. (Police, Adjective) (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. "Police, Adjective Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Festival de Cannes: Police, Adjective". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  6. ""Police, adjective", nominated to represent Romania for Oscar". Romanian Times. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
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