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Enforcement

Shorta

2020

Frederik Louis Hviid, Anders Ølholm

Jakob Ulrik Lohmann, Simon Sears, Tarek Zayat, Issa Khattab ...

6.1

2,066

Thriller. Drama. Action The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi (19) was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers, Jens and Mike, are on routine patrol in Svalegården's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"A timely, compelling thriller that confronts police brutality and racial tension"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Judging by the film’s tense staging and propulsive energy, Ølholm and Hviid could easily go straight from 'Shorta' to a larger-scale Hollywood blockbuster if they were so inclined"	POS
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Both Jens and Mike commit heinous acts in the line of duty and survival, yet we’re on this journey with them and hope to see it, and therefore them, to the end. This conflicted relationship with our protagonists makes 'Enforcement' compelling"	POS
United States	Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"There’s not room for anything but a simplistic kind of identification with Hviid and Olholm’s characters given their plot’s focus and trajectory (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"It’s impressive for its strong performances and polished technique, though familiar in substance and form (...) But the derivative nature of 'Enforcement' isn’t all bad"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"[Its] empathy for an abusive police officer (...) gives 'Enforcement' its edge (...) And this empathy lends human weight to the film’s kinetic sequences (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"An exciting, well-crafted policier, full of inventive action, but also thoughtful and sensitive (...) After an artsy opening, Ølholm and Hviid deliver urgent, matter-of-fact filmmaking (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
	Jan Lumholdt Cineuropa	"Shorta could compete with a tough John Carpenter or Walter Hill film, with the atmospheric setting of La Haine or Les Misérables, and a touch of Gaspar Noé’s disturbing sound"	POS

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