''Police, Adjective'' () 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. He is the son of a former Romanian language teacher ...

. The movie focuses on

policeman A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of ...

Cristi, who is investigating a teenage boy who has been smoking

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. 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 . Dragoș Bucur received the S ...

– Cristi *

Vlad Ivanov Vlad Ivanov (; born Vladimir Ivanov , 4 August 1969) is a Romanian actor of Lipovan origin. Selected filmography * Barbie- Princess and the Pauper- King Dominik (Romanian voice) Awards * The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award fo ...

– Captain Anghelache *

Ion Stoica Ion Stoica (born ) 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 AMPL ...

– Nelu *

Irina Săulescu Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It ...

– Anca * Cerasela Trandafir – Gina * Marian Ghenea – Attorney * Cosmin Seleși – Costi * Șerban Georgevici – Sica *

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– Vali * Adina Dulcu – Dana *

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– Gica *

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– Officer on Duty * Alexandru Sabadac – Alex * Anca Diaconu – Doina * Radu Costin – Victor *

Viorel Nebunu Viorel is a Romanian male given name, derived from ''viorea'' (meaning the sweet violet flower). Its female forms are Violeta and Viorica. Notable people with the name * Viorel P. Barbu (born 1941), Romanian mathematician * Viorel Cataramă (bo ...

– Alex's Father *

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– 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 took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the dram ...

. The film was the official Romanian entry for the

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at the

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References

External links

* 2009 films Romanian drama films 2000s Romanian-language films 2009 drama films Films directed by Corneliu Porumboiu {{Romania-film-stub