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Enforcement

Original title: Shorta
  • 20202020
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.7K
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Enforcement (2020)
The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi (19) was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers, Jens and Mike, are on routine patrol in Svalegården's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.
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Jens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.Jens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.Jens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.7K
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  • Directors
    • Frederik Louis Hviid
    • Anders Ølholm
  • Writers
    • Anders Ølholm(screenplay)
    • Frederik Louis Hviid(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jacob Lohmann
    • Simon Sears
    • Tarek Zayat
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Frederik Louis Hviid
    • Anders Ølholm
  • Writers
    • Anders Ølholm(screenplay)
    • Frederik Louis Hviid(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jacob Lohmann
    • Simon Sears
    • Tarek Zayat
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 24 nominations

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    Shorta
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    Trailer 2:01
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    Photos30

    Enforcement (2020)
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    Enforcement (2020)
    Jacob Lohmann and Simon Sears in Enforcement (2020)
    Enforcement (2020)
    Enforcement (2020)
    Jacob Lohmann and Simon Sears in Enforcement (2020)
    Jacob Lohmann in Enforcement (2020)
    Jacob Lohmann in Enforcement (2020)
    Enforcement (2020)

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    Jacob Lohmann
    Jacob Lohmann
    • Mike Andersenas Mike Andersen
    • (as Jacob Hauberg Lohmann)
    Simon Sears
    Simon Sears
    • Jens Høyeras Jens Høyer
    Tarek Zayat
    • Amos Al-Shamias Amos Al-Shami
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    • Samias Sami
    Issa Khattab
    • Izaas Iza
    Abdelmalik Dhaflaoui
    • Danjiel (Iza's friend)as Danjiel (Iza's friend)
    Özlem Saglanmak
    Özlem Saglanmak
    • Abiaas Abia
    Lara Aksoy
    • Amiraas Amira
    Arian Kashef
    Arian Kashef
    • Osmanas Osman
    Ali Abdul Amir Najei
    • Osman's bodyguardas Osman's bodyguard
    Imad Abul-Foul
    • Store owneras Store owner
    • (as Imad Abul Foul)
    Wagma Khattak
    • Store owner's wifeas Store owner's wife
    Jonas El Keh
    • Store owner's youngest sonas Store owner's youngest son
    • (as Jonas Lubbad)
    Jousef Sobhie
    • Store owner's oldest sonas Store owner's oldest son
    Anna Tulestedt
    • Woman in convenience storeas Woman in convenience store
    Michael Brostrup
    • Captain Hedegaardas Captain Hedegaard
    Josephine Park
    Josephine Park
    • Rønningas Rønning
    Mads Rømer
    • Mølleras Møller
    • Directors
      • Frederik Louis Hviid
      • Anders Ølholm
    • Writers
      • Anders Ølholm(screenplay) (story)
      • Frederik Louis Hviid(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The script's working title was "Panser" (Danish word for "armor" which is also slang for "cop" ), until director Anders Ølholm changed it to "Shorta" - the Arabic word for Police.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dansk films bedste: Børneliv og På kant med loven (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Headrush
      Written by Sergey Kolosov

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    User reviews55

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    Top review
    8/10
    We're All Human
    Danish, mostly balanced, POV on police excessive force vs. Self protection. You're in a job that pays really well w/quick retirement, however each day you go to work not knowing if you'll be alive that evening. You see the worst of humanity in a continuous stream of encounters; you're trained to ignore yet you're still human; perhaps, at some point, we all will collapse under those stressors. Sometimes you encounter someone who's fifty pounds heavier; five inches taller; and verbally assertive while being physically non-compliant; they know what buttons to push & relish that taunting. They have little to lose; little education; no or poor job prospects; just hanging out; maybe some petty crimes to get by. You've seen this countless times on countless days & like all humans we want our jobs to be easy & safe so we react back in kind. Eventually, statistically, an accident (perhaps deadly) is bound to occur. Thus a storyline told around the world.
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    • westsideschl
    • Aug 24, 2021

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Toolbox Film (Denmark)
    • Languages
      • Danish
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Shorta
    • Production companies
      • Toolbox Film
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Scanbox Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,272
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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