Police, Adjective

Police, Adjective

2010 · 115 min · RO · 6.5 (50 votes)
Dir. Corneliu Porumboiu · Starring Dragoș Bucur, Vlad Ivanov, Ion Stoica, Irina Săulescu, Cerasela Trandafir, Marian Ghenea
DramaComedyCrime

A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vasliu.

VIBE

This film feels like a long, quiet sigh. It's a patient, observational dive into the absurdities of everyday life and the quiet desperation of navigating a system that makes little sense. Expect deadpan humor and a pervasive sense of ennui.

observationaldrywrymundaneexistentialslow-burnRomanian New Wavenaturalisticdeadpanbureaucracymoralityconformityennui
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romanian new wave
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