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- 2021
- Not Rated
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 48 m
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 48 m
Summary Jens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.
Directed By: Frederik Louis Hviid, Anders Ølholm
Written By: Anders Ølholm, Frederik Louis Hviid
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 48 m
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 48 m
Enforcement
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4.6
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Summary Jens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.
Directed By: Frederik Louis Hviid, Anders Ølholm
Written By: Anders Ølholm, Frederik Louis Hviid
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
64
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
9% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Shorta is a Molotov cocktail of a movie. For co-directors Ølholm and Hviid, it’s a Hollywood calling card. For the rest of us, it’s a tense actioner, anchored by powerful performances from its leads, who add layers to good cop/bad cop clichés.
The film is both a lurid urban thriller and an earnest parable about (almost literally) walking a mile in someone else’s shoes.
A thriller that’s both a relentless adrenaline rush and a social-issue Rorschach test for all who watch it.
Enforcement, released as “Shorta” (Arabic slang for “cops”) in Europe, is a solid is slow-moving police actioner that reminds us that no matter the continent, police work is the same dangerous game. And that the world over, that “game” has entirely too many of the wrong sorts of people signing up.
There are plenty of heart-pumping moments, plus a fair few false notes, a couple of implausible coincidences and some exposition-y dialogue spelling out the film’s message, which is about how the two sides see each other.
The brawny Enforcement doesn’t shy away from brutal action, but the film is more in line with recent police thrillers like Deon Taylor’s “Black and Blue,” and Ladj Ly’s “Les Misérables,” which fuse overt sociopolitical commentary with genre thrills.
And when the movie’s over, nothing is resolved that the filmmakers didn’t side-step or reduce to a few unconvincing symbols of hope for a more equitable future. You might like Enforcement if that’s a line you already want to buy; there’s otherwise not much here to change your mind.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
4.6
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
4.6
9% Positive
1 Rating
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73% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
18% Negative
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Production Company
Toolbox Film,
Det Danske Filminstitut,
Scanbox Entertainment,
Danmarks Radio (DR),
MEDIA Programme of the European Union,
Charades
Release Date Mar 19, 2021
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Shorta is an Arabic word for the police.
Website
https://www.enforcementfilm.com/
Awards
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations
Social World Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Bodil Awards
• 4 Nominations
