''Enforcement'' () is a 2020 Danish
crime
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action film
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directed by Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm in their feature directorial debut. The film premiered at the
77th Venice International Film Festival in the
35th International Critics' Week on 5 September 2020, and it is about two
patrol officers who find themselves trapped when unrest spreads after news arrives that a young foreigner of the ghetto has died while in police custody.
Plot
Jens Høyer (
Simon Sears
Simon Sears (born 25 January 1984) is a Danish actor.
Early life and education
Sears was born in Roskilde to an Italian father and Danish mother. He was raised in the town of Solrød Strand, and has two older siblings.
When he was younger, Sear ...
) and Mike Andersen () are officer on routine patrol in the ghetto of Svalegården, a fictional neighborhood of
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
. The mood among the foreign population is heated because an arrested Senegalese, 19-year-old Talib Ben Hassi, was seriously injured in police custody and is in danger of life. Subsequently, when the death of the young Talib is made known, the two agents, engaged in a search, are attacked and their car is set on fire. Jens and Mike will then have to survive the people's desire for revenge.
Production
''Shorta'' is an
Arabic
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word for police.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the
77th Venice International Film Festival in the
35th International Critics' Week on 5 September 2020. It had a Danish theatrical release on 8 October 2020.
It had a
limited theatrical release in North America by
Magnolia Pictures and was released on VOD by
Magnet Releasing on 19 March 2021.
It was internationally released on 4 June 2021.
Reception
Box office
''Enforcement'' grossed $0 in North America,
and a worldwide total of $53,189.
Critical response
On
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, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 29 reviews, with an
average
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rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "What ''Enforcement'' lacks in character development, this propulsive action thriller makes up with a smart script and relentless tension."
found the physical action "more compelling than the superheated plot". ''
Variety'' Peter Debruge praised the film as "gripping" and a "smart, nonstop thriller".
Simon Abrams rated the film one and a half stars out of five in his review for ''
RogerEbert.com''.
References
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2020 crime action films
2020 directorial debut films
2020 films
2020s Danish-language films
Danish crime action films
Films about police misconduct
Films about police officers
Films about race and ethnicity
Films set in Copenhagen