Police, Adjective

2009 film

Police, Adjective

Film poster

Directed by| Corneliu Porumboiu
Written by| Corneliu Porumboiu
Produced by| Marcela Ursu
Starring| Dragoș Bucur
Edited by| Roxana Szel

Release date

* May 2009 (2009-05)

Running time

| 115 minutes
Country| Romania
Language| Romanian

Police, Adjective (Romanian: Polițist, Adjectiv) 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.[1][2]

## Cast

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* Dragoș Bucur – Cristi
* Vlad Ivanov – Captain Anghelache
* Ion Stoica – 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

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### Critical reception

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 73 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]

### Awards

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Police, Adjective won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

The film was the official Romanian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.[6]

## See also

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* Romanian New Wave

## References

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1. ^ Morris, Wesley (22 January 2010). "Boston.com: Police, Adjective". boston.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
2. ^ Turan, Kenneth (23 December 2009). "LA Times.com: Police, Adjective". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
3. ^ "Politist, adj. (Police, Adjective) (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
4. ^ "Police, Adjective Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Police, Adjective". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
6. ^ ""Police, adjective", nominated to represent Romania for Oscar". Romanian Times. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

## External links

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* Police, Adjective at IMDb

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Films directed by Corneliu Porumboiu

* Călătorie la oraș (2003)
* Liviu's Dream (2004)
* 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
* Police, Adjective (2009)
* When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)
* The Second Game (2014)
* The Treasure (2015)
* Infinite Football (2018)
* The Whistlers (2019)

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Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1966–1999|

* The Uprising (1966)
* The Column (1968)
* A Woman for a Season (1969)
* The Last Crusade (1971)
* Veronica (1973)
* The Doom (1976)
* Return from Hell (1983)
* Glissando (1984)
* Ciuleandra (1985)
* The Last Assault (1986)
* Those Who Pay With Their Lives (1989)
* Carnival Scenes (1990)
* Luxury Hotel (1992)
* The Conjugal Bed (1993)
* Pepe & Fifi (1994)
* State of Things (1996)
* Next Stop Paradise (1998)
* The Famous Paparazzo (1999)

2002–present|

* Philanthropy (2002)
* Orient Express (2004)
* The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
* The Way I Spent the End of the World (2006)
* 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
* The Rest Is Silence (2008)
* Police, Adjective (2009)
* If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010)
* Morgen (2011)
* Beyond the Hills (2012)
* Child's Pose (2013)
* The Japanese Dog (2014)
* Aferim! (2015)
* Sieranevada (2016)
* Fixeur (2017)
* I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018)
* The Whistlers (2019)
* Collective (2020)
* Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
* Immaculate (2022)
* Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)
* Three Kilometres to the End of the World (2024)

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