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Policeman
Film poster
Directed byNadav Lapid
Written byNadav Lapid
Produced byItai Tamir
StarringYiftach Klein
CinematographyShai Goldman
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew
Yaara Pelzig

Policeman (Hebrew: השוטר, translit. Ha-shoter) is a 2011 Israeli drama film directed by Nadav Lapid.[1][2] Policeman won multiple awards at the 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival.[3]

Plot

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Klein plays Yaron the head of a counter terrorist organization. There is a hostage drama near the end of the film. Yaron's wife is pregnant. The film explores Yaron's difficulties in compartmentalizing his professional and domestic lives.[4]

Cast

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Reception

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The film has a "fresh" rating of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes indicating an overall positive reception.[5] It also holds a Metacritic score of 79, indicating generally favorable reviews.[6]

The film was highly praised by Manohla Dargis, writing in The New York Times: "In Policeman, Mr. Lapid, making an electrifying feature directing debut, traces the line between the group and the individual in a story that can be read as a commentary on the world as much as on Israel."[7]

IndieWire reviewer, Eric Kohn gave the film an "A-" rating: "While blatantly topical, this is not a political film of the moment, but rather a calculated meditation on self-defined purpose in the midst of societal confusion."[8]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 150. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "Policeman (Nadav Lapid, Israel)". cinema-scope. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ^ Hoberman, J. (30 July 2015). "Nadav Lapid's Genius Sees Israeli-ness as an Existential Disease". Tablet. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ Policeman Is a Slow-Burning Marvel Village Voice 11 June 2014
  5. ^ Policeman Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 25 February 2024
  6. ^ Policeman Metacritic. Retrieved on 25 February 2024
  7. ^ Two Bands of True Believers Hurtling Toward a Collision The New York Times. 12 June 2014
  8. ^ Review: Nadav Lapid’s ‘Policeman’ Is Not Your Typical Tale of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict IndieWire. 10 June 2014
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