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Police Beat (2005) -- An African-born bicycle cop encounters strange and mysterious situations on his police beat in urban Seattle.

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6.8/10   238 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robinson Devor (co-writer)
Charles Mudede (co-writer)
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Release Date:
8 September 2006 (South Korea) more
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Tagline:
Seven Days of Crime & Delusion
Plot:
An African-born bicycle cop encounters strange and mysterious situations on his police beat in urban Seattle. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(2 articles)
2007 Indie Spirit Award Winners: Juno makes triple play
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Cr: Zoo
 (From ioncinema. 23 January 2007)

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Visually Striking and Poetic more (16 total)

Cast

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Pape Sidy Niang ... Z
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Breedlove

Ingrid Sanai Buron ... Park Visitor

Gray Eubank ... Priest
Sarah Harlett
Jake Hart ... Internal Affairs Agent

Dennis Kleinsmith ... Bullet Proof Vest Man

Jerry Lloyd ... Goose Killer

Andy McCone ... Rachel's Neighbor
Elijah Ostrow ... Homeless Boy
Anna Oxygen

Hilary Pickles ... Park Visitor #3
Joe Shapiro ... Lindy Doorman

Michelle Sheiman ... Purse Snatcher
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cascadia (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
80 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Wolof (the language spoken in the narration) is the native language of Senegal, but is also spoken widely in parts of Mali, the Gambia, Cote d'Ivoire, and Mauritania. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Visually Striking and Poetic, 16 April 2007
8/10
Author: David Franklin from Brooklyn, NY

Really one of the most beautiful low-budget films I've ever seen.

The lead actor is very compelling, and the idea of observing American life through an authority figure who is also an immigrant is really striking. And occasionally very funny.

The film as a whole has elements of David Lynch, as well as Linklater's "Slacker." But the sensibility is really not well described through reference to other films. It's really a one-of-a-kind piece of work.

The news in the final credits that all the incidents portrayed in the film were taken from actual police files was strangely disappointing, but when I later learned that the co-writer was the author of a "Police Beat" column in the Seattle alternative weekly, it made total sense.

Honestly, some of the images here are just absolutely singular. You've never seen anything quite like it.

Congratulations to all involved.

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