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A police officer refuses to arrest a young man for offering drugs to his friends.A police officer refuses to arrest a young man for offering drugs to his friends.A police officer refuses to arrest a young man for offering drugs to his friends.
- Awards
- 15 wins & 15 nominations
George Remes
- Vali
- (as Remes George)
Constantin Dita
- Officer on Duty
- (as Costi Dita)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaRomania's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.
- SoundtracksNu te parasesc iubire
Performed by Mirabela Dauer
Arranged by Dan Dimitriu
Lyrics by Dan Ioan Pantoiu
Produced by Roton Music
Played and discussed at Cristi's home
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conscience meets adjectives
I recently saw "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days", about a woman's efforts to have an abortion in Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania. Now comes "Politist, adj." ("Police, Adjective" in English), Romania's submission to the Academy Awards as Best Foreign Language Film of 2009. This one looks at small-town cop Cristi (Dragos Bucur) assigned to investigate a boy smoking hashish, and how he begins to have misgivings about the ethical ramifications of the task.
What strikes me is how much this small town in Romania looks like Russia. Most of the buildings all have a very Eastern Bloc look. To be certain, there are a few scenes where Dragos goes to the boy's house in what appears to be a posher section of the town, with more modern-looking houses. Many of the scenes in the film are long shots, especially the scene where Cristi and his superior use the dictionary to debate the true meaning of conscience and other words.
I don't know if I would call this the greatest movie ever made, but I still recommend it. The scene where Cristi eats dinner while his wife has an obnoxious song playing on the computer really shows Cristi's break in terms of conscience, just because of how he reacts.
Anyway, I like to get to see cultures that we don't often see, and I really liked this movie. I hope that Romania gives us more like this.
What strikes me is how much this small town in Romania looks like Russia. Most of the buildings all have a very Eastern Bloc look. To be certain, there are a few scenes where Dragos goes to the boy's house in what appears to be a posher section of the town, with more modern-looking houses. Many of the scenes in the film are long shots, especially the scene where Cristi and his superior use the dictionary to debate the true meaning of conscience and other words.
I don't know if I would call this the greatest movie ever made, but I still recommend it. The scene where Cristi eats dinner while his wife has an obnoxious song playing on the computer really shows Cristi's break in terms of conscience, just because of how he reacts.
Anyway, I like to get to see cultures that we don't often see, and I really liked this movie. I hope that Romania gives us more like this.
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- lee_eisenberg
- Feb 2, 2010
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- Also known as
- Policía, adjetivo
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- Budget
- €800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,206
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,452
- Dec 27, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $162,974
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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