''Police, Adjective'' ( ro, Polițist, Adjectiv) is a 2009 Romanian

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directed by

Corneliu Porumboiu Corneliu Porumboiu (; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Life and education Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Vaslui, Vaslui County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country lo ...

. The movie focuses on

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Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking hashish. Over time, Cristi begins to question the ethical ramifications of his task.

Cast

Dragoș Bucur Dragoș Bucur (; born 13 June 1977) is a Romanian actor, ambassador for the program ''Youth of the Move'' involved by the European Commission, and TV presenter for the show '' Visuri la cheie'' broadcast on Pro TV '' Visuri la cheie''. Dragoș ...

– Cristi *

Vlad Ivanov Vlad Ivanov (; born Vladimir Ivanov , 4 August 1969) is a Romanian actor of Lipovan origin. He is represented by Subtitle Talent Agency. Selected filmography * Barbie- Princess and the Pauper- King Dominik (Romanian voice) Awards * The ...

– Captain Anghelache *

Ion Stoica Ion Stoica is a Romanian-American computer scientist specializing in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking. He is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley and co-director of AMPLab. He co-fo ...

– Nelu * Irina Săulescu – Anca * Cerasela Trandafir – Gina * Marian Ghenea – Attorney * Cosmin Seleși – Costi * Șerban Georgevici – Sica * George Remeș – Vali * Adina Dulcu – Dana * Dan Cogălniceanu – Gica * Constantin Diță – Officer on Duty * Alexandru Sabadac – Alex * Anca Diaconu – Doina * Radu Costin – Victor * Viorel Nebunu – Alex's Father * Emanuela Țiglă – Alex's Mother * Daniel Birsan – Barman * Bungeanu Mioara – Magazine seller

Reception

Critical reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Awards

''Police, Adjective'' won the Jury Prize in the ''

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'' section at the

2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. Twenty films from thirteen countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 23 M ...

. The film was the official Romanian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the

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