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A Cop Movie

2021 · 107 min

A slippery, immersive hybrid that blurs performance and testimony, pulling you into the grind and moral fog of police work.

Directed by
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Genres
Documentary, Crime, Drama
Starring
Mónica del Carmen, Raúl Briones, María Teresa Hernández Cañas
Overview
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Genres
Documentary, Crime, Drama
Starring
Mónica del Carmen, Raúl Briones, María Teresa Hernández Cañas
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • work
  • class
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime, drama
Directed by
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Written by
David Gaytán, Alonso Ruizpalacios
Starring
Mónica del Carmen, Raúl Briones, María Teresa Hernández Cañas, José de Jesús Rodríguez Hernández, Leonardo Alonso, Marco Antonio Argueta, Esteban Caicedo, Carlos Corona
Cinematography
Emiliano Villanueva
Runtime
107 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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