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Enforcement

Original title: Shorta
  • 20202020
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.8K
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POPULARITY
12,976
1,444
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
5.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,976
1,444
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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
    • 54User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 24 nominations

    Videos3

    Official Trailer [eng sub]
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    Official Trailer [eng sub]
    Shorta
    Trailer 1:39
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    Trailer 2:01
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    Photos30

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    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 Andersen
    • (as Jacob Hauberg Lohmann)
    Simon Sears
    Simon Sears
    • Jens Høyer
    Tarek Zayat
    • Amos Al-Shami
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    • Sami
    Issa Khattab
    • Iza
    Abdelmalik Dhaflaoui
    • Danjiel (Iza's friend)
    Özlem Saglanmak
    Özlem Saglanmak
    • Abia
    Lara Aksoy
    • Amira
    Arian Kashef
    Arian Kashef
    • Osman
    Ali Abdul Amir Najei
    • Osman's bodyguard
    Imad Abul-Foul
    • Store owner
    • (as Imad Abul Foul)
    Wagma Khattak
    • Store owner's wife
    Jonas El Keh
    • Store owner's youngest son
    • (as Jonas Lubbad)
    Jousef Sobhie
    • Store owner's oldest son
    Anna Tulestedt
    • Woman in convenience store
    Michael Brostrup
    • Captain Hedegaard
    Josephine Park
    Josephine Park
    • Rønning
    Mads Rømer
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    • 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

      Courtesy of Upright Music Aps

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Really well shot and acted, but the ending was disappointing
    Joint writers and directors Hviid and Olholm gave us a beautifully shot film with excellent cinematography, but fell short in the screenplay, especially the ending that made it seem they ran out of money.

    The conceptual story, although not original, was great, especially their parable about walking a mile in someone else's shoes. But the screenplay felt dragged out with too many unnecessary scenes, giving the 108 min runtime a feel of too much filler for the little substance it gave us. This film should've been cut down to about 80-90 mins max.

    What really bothered me was the lack of some type of ending. I get that many thrillers will leave the ending up to the viewers imagination, but for the investment made following the characters around for 108 mins, and with more than one conflict needing some type of resolution, chopping the ending to, well, not really any ending, made it feel like they ran out of time and or/money. For that, I automatically took off one star.

    The casting and performances were great, and the score was on point. So overall it was a decent one time watch, and I'd recommend it if you're a fan of this genre, but I wouldn't see it again. It's certainly no 10/10, but also not worthy of all the 1's from the wannabe critics - it was shot and directed too well, and that alone deserves at least a 4. So it's a 7/10 from me, but would've been at least an 8 if the writing was tighter with... a proper ending.
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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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