Una película de policías
Directed by:
Alonso RuizpalaciosScreenplay:
Alonso RuizpalaciosCinematography:
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What does it take to be a cop in Mexico City? Two professional actors undergo an immersive process to explore this question, gaining a visceral understanding of the responses as they guide us on their journey “inside”. The police force, that most controversial of institutions in Mexico, occupies a particular place in society, being both central and an adjunct to the system. This topic has unquestionably held an enduring fascination for the film industry. There is a constant fear and uncertainty associated with having a father, a brother or a daughter in the police force. But there is also the pride or envy inspired by the uniform, as well as courage and a sense of duty. Simultaneously referring to and displacing these familiar representations, Alonso Ruizpalacios boldly integrates the role-playing aspect of the police officer and reclaims the “cop movie” genre, turning it into an audacious experiment at the blurry boundary between fiction and reality. Taken from a police poetry competition, the opening quote playfully invites us to witness this worthwhile exercise in self-awareness. (Berlinale)
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A meta-documentary about a pair of Mexican cops and their experiences with corruption. Half-way through this switches to some shots from filming and comments by the actors playing in it, which is rather weird. Zero action, and no attempt to make it at all special. The topic is robust and showing the truth has something about, but this really didn’t need to be a feature-length movie, for god’s sake. If this had been a half-hour episode in a series, that would have sufficed.
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