# Police, Adjective (2010)

> A laconic Romanian police officer’s marijuana surveillance assignment becomes a dry, exacting confrontation between private conscience and the machinery of law.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20391

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
- Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
- Cast: Dragoș Bucur, Vlad Ivanov, Ion Stoica, Irina Săulescu, Cerasela Trandafir, Marian Ghenea, Cosmin Seleși, Șerban Georgevici
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1337051/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: austere, deadpan, contemplative, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A young cop grapples with his conscience while enforcing outdated laws in a changing society.

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