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Policeman

2011 · 1h 45m · Unrated Crime, Drama
Directed by Nadav Lapid

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A member of an Israeli anti-terrorist unit clashes with a group of young radicals.

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61%
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Rotten

The slow-building import nicely captures the macho, band-of-brothers bond. But that's the only spark this otherwise chilly and remote film has to offer.

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

Policeman creates contrasts between families and surrogate families; patriarchy and maternity; truth and fiction; and sanctioned and unsanctioned aggression.

Ben Kenigsberg, AV Club
Rotten

Lapid's workmanlike direction illustrates his airless script efficiently, and sometimes engagingly, but unimaginatively. He has something to say; he shows very little.

Richard Brody, New Yorker
Fresh

Mr. Lapid, making an electrifying feature directing debut, traces the line between the group and the individual in a story that can be read as a commentary on the world as much as on Israel.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Fresh

A boldly conceived and bracingly told political drama.

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter

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