In this Israeli political drama the leader of an elite anti-terrorist unit clashes with a group of young radicals. Writer/director Nadav Lapid...
In this Israeli political drama the leader of an elite anti-terrorist unit clashes with a group of young radicals. Writer/director Nadav Lapid explores the violence between Israelis, the different sorts of tribalism, and the camaraderie amongst both police officers and gun-toting youths plotting class warfare. Special Jury Prize winner at the Locarno Film Festival, and nominated seven times at the 2011 Israeli Academy Awards.
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61 %18 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
47 %177 reviewsAudience score rating
"The pointed title of writer/director Nadav Lapid’s debut Policeman might suggest a straightforward cop movie, but it definitely isn’t one. This is an assured, willfully detached, almost ascetic socio-political drama that uses the role of the police to probe the topical issue of class divide in modern Israeli society."
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Flicks
Flicks"Reps a strong debut from tyro helmer-writer Nadav Lapid, and will leave audiences debating the current social and philosophical issues it reflects."
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Variety
Variety"Lapid's stewardship in the lead-up to that confrontation is remarkably assured, capturing an ever-present atmosphere of clique-ish camaraderie and pent-up fury and fanaticism through intense close-ups and vivid compositions of dynamic tension."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Boldly conceived and bracingly told."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterPoliceman | Details
- Rating
- MA15+,
- Runtime
- 109
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Country of origin
- Israel
