UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15718321
Format:
1 DVD-Video (118 Min.)
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DD/5.1
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1 Beih. (16 S.)
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16:9
ISBN:
9788326812507
Content:
Seven friends, officers of the Traffic Police Department in Warsaw lead seemingly fulfilled lives. They work together, party together, together they play jokes, cut small deals and sport fast cars. Their small world gets rocked when one of them is found murdered. Seargent Król becomes a chief suspect in the case. He manages to escape arrest and as a fugitive tries to prove his innocence. Slowly he begins to uncover a corruption scheme which points towards high circles of authority in police and politics. (IMDb)
Content:
The Traffic Department is a truly unique and raw piece of cinema. Smarzowski subversively plays with genre conventions of cop drama while he constantly bludgeons sore spots of Polish society. The story composition and the rapid and rough editing and cinematography raise the film far above the average police and political thriller. The overall style leans towards a more naturalistic and explicit approach especially driven by a shaky and frenzied camera. Smarzowski employs a lot of "authentic" shots taken mostly from mobile phones or CCTV to reinforce the naturalism. They can also easily be considered a leitmotif of the film, to render the idea of a tech-obsessive society as a narcissistic one, and depict another reality, similar to that of "big brother." An impressive way to present double-layers of the world, the one subjectively perceived and another one, behind the curtains where all the strings are being pulled. The director drags viewers into the ruthless and outright rotten cesspool of corruption crawling into the higher political ranks... (Martin Kudlác, Cineuropa)
Note:
Läncdercode: keine Angabe
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Orig.: Polen, 2013
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Das Beiheft ist unter derselben Grundsignatur getrennt ausleihbar.
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Engl. Untertitel und poln. Untertitel für Hörgeschädigte. Poln. Audiodeskription für Sehgeschädigte
Language:
Polish
