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Police Beat

Original title
Police Beat
Year
Running time
80 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama | Crime. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
Police Beat is a highly unconventional crime film in which the protagonist Z is so preoccupied with his possibly unfaithful girlfriend that he never once acknowledges criminal world that swirls around him. The crimes Z encounters become mirrors of the his turbulent inner state, allowing him to philosophize about his unstable romantic relationship as well as his own development as an emotional being. While Z's regular interactions are in English, his thoughts ­ the film's narration ­ are in his native Wolof, the primary language of West Africa. In this way, Police Beat is an unusual portrait of an immigrant new to the United States that focuses less on the protagonist's socio-economic difficulties than on his emotional responses to American life.
Awards
2005: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Producers Award
2005: Gotham Awards: Nominated for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
2005: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize
2007: Independent Spirit Awards: nominated to Producers Award.
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User history
Police Beat
2005
Robinson Devor
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