Police, Adjective (2009)
"Politist, adjectiv" (original title)

A police officer refuses to arrest a young man for offering drugs to his friends.

Director:

Corneliu Porumboiu

Writer:

Corneliu Porumboiu (screenplay)

Stars:

Dragos Bucur, Vlad Ivanov, Ion Stoica

10 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dragos Bucur	...	Cristi
Vlad Ivanov	...	Anghelache
Ion Stoica	...	Nelu
Irina Saulescu	...	Anca
Cerasela Trandafir	...	Gina
Marian Ghenea	...	Prosecutor
Cosmin Selesi	...	Costi
Serban Georgevici	...	Sica
George Remes	...	Vali
Adina Dulcu	...	Dana
Dan Cogalniceanu	...	Gica
Costi Dita	...	Officer on Duty
Alexandru Sabadac	...	Alex
Anca Diaconu	...	Doina
Radu Costin	...	Victor

Storyline

In grim, dull Vaslui, Cristi is a young police officer, conscientious, laconic, recently married to Anca, a teacher. He's tailing a kid who smokes pot and may be supplying his friends. Cristi dislikes the assignment: the kid's clearly not a dealer, an arrest would ruin his life, and, Cristi assumes that Romania will soon tolerate marijuana. His superior tells him flatly that the law is the law and to finish the case with a quick arrest. Cristi wants to follow the informant, a youth whose father is a builder. Cristi watches, he smokes, he writes reports, he wants to meet with the prosecutor. Can a cop have a conscience? Is the noun being modified "procedural" or "state"?

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Plot Keywords:

police | police officer | romania | marijuana | prosecutor | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

3 July 2009 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Police, Adjective

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

€800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,452 (USA) (25 December 2009)

Gross:

$48,298 (USA) (1 January 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

42 Km Film, Periscop Film, Racova

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Romania's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.

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Soundtracks

"Nu 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

User Reviews

stiff, realistic, non digestible for the "no movie without lot's of popcorn" type of individual!

Is it normal the fact that people react differently while viewing this good movie? I'm sorry for being so obviously subjective about it and praise mr. porumboiu's last film, but i'm afraid not everyone tastes it and also learns something from it after watching! Of course it's normal. The actors... well I guess I could say... so and so performing. I like the way Dragos Bucur fills his character though (intense living his police days, but at the same time reflecting, i would say, a sane romanian thinker, borned in the wrong place but carrying his cross). And there was another aspect that pleased me while viewing "Politist, adj.": In general, when no actors have anything else left to say out loud, in most movies, the background voice carries out the story line. Not happening "in this case that, by the way, you have to solve". For those that haven't seen it yet, please follow my humble instructions so as to not childishly curse mr. porumboiu after you've left the theater: 1. Be Patient 2. Be Rational and Attentive 3. Try to Also Understand instead of only watching 4. Relax! This movie can never be considered dumb, in fact it's quite brave and smart.

And after all of this being said, I must add that this film IS NOT FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH!

(Please excuse my poor English)

Thank you.