Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance

Name: Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-12-05
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 9.3
Cast: Angela Gluchowski

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While we expect many of our returning war veterans to experience PTSD, we generally have little awareness of, and offer no treatment for, our police here at home. This lack of recognition an... Read allWhile we expect many of our returning war veterans to experience PTSD, we generally have little awareness of, and offer no treatment for, our police here at home. This lack of recognition and treatment has destroyed careers and families.While we expect many of our returning war veterans to experience PTSD, we generally have little awareness of, and offer no treatment for, our police here at home. This lack of recognition and treatment has destroyed careers and families.

9.3/10

Director
- Deborah Louise Ortiz
Writers
- Frank Besser
- Deborah Louise Ortiz
Star
- Angela Gluchowski

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Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations

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Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance

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Lisa Edwards and Deborah Louise Ortiz in Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance (2015)

Deborah Louise Ortiz in Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance (2015)

Angela Gluchowski

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Director
- Deborah Louise Ortiz
Writers
- Frank Besser
- Deborah Louise Ortiz
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7.6

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This groundbreaking and powerful documentary explores the darker side of law enforcement as it tells the stories of police officers and their families who are now suffering the mental anguish of the careers they chose, which has led some many to suicide. —Deborah Louise Ortiz

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Taglines
- Law Enforcement and PTSD - A Deadly Combination
Genre
- Documentary
Certificate
- Not Rated
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10/10

Powerful and emotional

Powerful documentary which opens the eyes of viewers, and hopefully, other police officers.

PTSD is sadly often considered a weakness, especially in the world of law enforcement. Fear of being looked down upon, appearing to be weak, vulnerable, etc. We see through these heartbreaking interviews that officers are not just one sum of people, but rather, human beings with the same emotions and vulnerabilities that inhabit all of us. This documentary makes us very aware of what so many officers see in their daily lives. Innocent, mangled bodied in car accidents, sudden suicides 10 feet away, enormously stressful quick decisions under the most high pressured circumstances.

It was very sad to hear them talk about how it was their childhood dream to join the police force--the happy early days before their eyes had been soaked in reliving the most horrific events that are imprinted forever. (Nathan's interviews had me weeping).

Beautiful, powerful, and in the end -- hopeful. This is a much watch documentary.

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