Police, Adjective

Police, Adjective
Police, Adjective
	Film poster
Directed by	Corneliu Porumboiu
Written by	Corneliu Porumboiu
Produced by	Marcela Ursu
Starring	Dragoș Bucur
Edited by
Release date	May 2009;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Romania
Language	Romanian

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.^[1]^[2]

Cast[]

Dragoș Bucur – Cristi
Vlad Ivanov – Captain Anghelache
Ion Stoica – Nelu
– Anca
– Gina
– Attorney
– Costi
– Sica
– Vali
– Dana
– Gica
– Officer on Duty
– Alex
– Doina
– Victor
– Alex's Father
– Alex's Mother
– Barman
– 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]

References[]

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

External links[]

Police, Adjective at IMDb

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[boston.com-1] Morris, Wesley (22 January 2010). "Boston.com: Police, Adjective". boston.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

[latimes.com-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.

[festival-cannes.com-5] "Festival de Cannes: Police, Adjective". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.

[Romanian_Times-6] ""Police, adjective", nominated to represent Romania for Oscar". Romanian Times. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

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