Police, Adjective
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Police, Adjective is a 2009 Romanian
drama film
directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
. The movie focuses on policeman Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish
. Over time, Cristi begins to question the ethical ramifications of his task.
section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
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The film was the official Romanian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
at the 82nd Academy Awards
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Cinema of Romania
The cinema of Romania is the art of motion-picture making within the nation of Romania or by Romanian filmmakers abroad.As upon much of the world's early cinema, the ravages of time have left their mark upon Romanian film prints. Tens of titles have been destroyed or lost for good...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu
Corneliu Porumboiu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 2006 feature 12:08 East of Bucharest won him the Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival...
. The movie focuses on policeman Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish
Hashish
Hashish is a cannabis preparation composed of compressed stalked resin glands, called trichomes, collected from the unfertilized buds of the cannabis plant. It contains the same active ingredients but in higher concentrations than unsifted buds or leaves...
. Over time, Cristi begins to question the ethical ramifications of his task.
Cast
- Dragoş BucurDragos BucurDragoş Bucur is a Romanian actor.Dragoş Bucur received the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010.-Selected filmography:...
– Cristi - Vlad IvanovVlad IvanovVlad Ivanov is an Romanian actor of Lipovan origin.-Filmography:* Moș Goriot - Gondureau* Trăgător de elită - Mikhail Beslan* Snuff-Movie - The policeman* Viața fără ea - Adrian...
– Captain Anghelache - Ion StoicaIon StoicaIon Stoica is a computer scientist specializing in distributed systems and computer networking. He is currently an professor of computer science at the University of California Berkeley.-Career:...
– Nelu - Irina Săulescu – Anca
- Cerasela Trandafir - Gina
- Marian Ghenea – Attorney
- Cosmin Seleşi – Costi
- Şerban Georgevici – Sica
- George Remeş – Vali
- Adina Dulcu - Dana
- Dan Cogălniceanu – Gica
- Constantin Diţă – Officer on Duty
- Alexandru Sabadac – Alex
- Anca Diaconu – Doina
- Radu Costin – Victor
- Viorel Nebunu – Alex's Father
- Emanuela Ţiglă – Alex's Mother
- Daniel Birsan - Barman
- Bungeanu Mioara - Magazine seller
Awards
Police, Adjective won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain RegardUn Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
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The film was the official Romanian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 82nd Academy Awards
82nd Academy Awards
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2009 and took place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. The ceremony was scheduled well after...
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