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Police, Adjective

Police, Adjective

20106.51h 55m

Overview

A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vaslui.

Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Written by Corneliu Porumboiu
Produced by Corneliu Porumboiu
Box OfficeBudget: $1.1MRevenue: $48K

Top Cast

Dragoș Bucur

Dragoș Bucur

Cristi

Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov

Anghelache

I

Ion Stoica

Nelu

Irina Săulescu

Irina Săulescu

Anca

C

Cerasela Trandafir

Gina

Marian Ghenea

Marian Ghenea

Prosecutor

Cosmin Seleși

Cosmin Seleși

Costi

Șerban Georgevici

Șerban Georgevici

Sică

G

George Remes

Vali

A

Adina Dulcu

Dana

Themes & Keywords

romanian new wave

About Police, Adjective

Police, Adjective is a drama, comedy, crime film released in 2010 exploring themes of romanian new wave. Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, it stars Dragoș Bucur, Vlad Ivanov, Ion Stoica. A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vaslui.

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