
Swiss Premiere
A Cop Movie
by Alonso Ruizpalacios
Secondary title
Una película de policías
Country / Year
Mexico / 2021
Duration
107 Min.
Languages
Spanish
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Direction
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Cast
Mónica Del Carmen,
Raúl Briones,
José de Jesús Rodriguez Hernández,
María Teresa Hernández Cañas
If the countless big-screen movies are to be believed, Mexico City is dominated by violence, chaos and lawlessness. The police force is considered a highly controversial institution that is supposed to be regulating a society in whose criminality it is entangled itself. But what does it really mean to be a police officer in Mexico City? Filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios shows the everyday life of Mexican law enforcement officers by having two actors experience being real police officers in a role-playing game that blurs the line between reality and fiction. A fascinating film about heroic roles, authority and corruption that plays with the audience's expectations and explores the limits of documentary.