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  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Northwest Film Forum / WigglyWorld Studios
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Northwest Film Forum / WigglyWorld Studios
  • 1 h 20 m
Police Beat

Summary Police Beat is both a strikingly poetic examination of displacement and a gently surreal compendium of criminal behavior. Z, a young Senegalese and Muslim man, experiences his adopted city of Seattle through his job as a bicycle cop, leading him to encounters with all manner of strange and troubled people. Z himself, however, is less con...

Directed By: Robinson Devor

Written By: Charles Mudede, Robinson Devor

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Northwest Film Forum / WigglyWorld Studios
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Northwest Film Forum / WigglyWorld Studios
  • 1 h 20 m

Police Beat

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary Police Beat is both a strikingly poetic examination of displacement and a gently surreal compendium of criminal behavior. Z, a young Senegalese and Muslim man, experiences his adopted city of Seattle through his job as a bicycle cop, leading him to encounters with all manner of strange and troubled people. Z himself, however, is less con...

Directed By: Robinson Devor

Written By: Charles Mudede, Robinson Devor

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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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75
Pape Sidy Niang is terrific as the cop, Z, who is viewing America through a new immigrant's eyes.
By Paula Nechak FULL REVIEW
70
A delicately funny tale about everyday surrealism.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
70
Dreamlike in style, Police Beat is also a real-world vision of what American indies could be if they dared to recognize the drama in our own neighborhoods.
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60
Distinctive, physically ravishing indie is a natural for fests, but it's questionable whether this sometimes involving, sometimes obscure pic will have appeal beyond the specialty market.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
50
A bizarre original from the bizarrely original director.
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50
Soulful performance by non-pro Pape Sidy Niang as the bicycle-riding police officer Z, gives the film a poetic tone, but cumulative impact is diffused rather than enhanced by the fractured form.
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40
The most frustrating aspect of Police Beat is that it's clear everyone involved has great talent...Too bad all their efforts are lost in the service of pointless material.
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Production Company Northwest Film Forum / WigglyWorld Studios, Modern Digital, Police Beat LLC
Release Date Apr 28, 2006
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Seven Days of Crime & Delusion
Website http://www.policebeatmovie.com
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Awards

Torino Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
BendFilm Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations

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