A Cop Movie
2021 · Movie · R · 107 min
★ 7.1(64)unSUB Rating
A documentary that blends real events with staged moments to explore corruption and pressure inside the Mexican police. Through the day-to-day experiences of two officers, it examines how the system shapes choices, loyalty, and survival.
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Details
- Original title
- Una película de policías
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-28
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (64 votes)
About
If you like documentaries that challenge what’s real while digging into crime and institutions, this could work for you; Not for you if you want clear-cut answers or lighter viewing like The Tinder Swindler.
Pros: gripping real-world subject; thought-provoking approach; tense moral questions | Cons: blurred fact and fiction; heavy themes throughout; may feel unsettling
Themes
- mexico city, mexico
- corruption
- police
- training
- workplace
- patrol
- working class
- police academy
- portrait
Cast & crew
Mónica del Carmen
as Teresa / Self
Raúl Briones
as Montoya / Self
- MC
María Teresa Hernández Cañas
as Self
- JH
José de Jesús Rodríguez Hernández
as Self
Leonardo Alonso
as Policía
Marco Antonio Argueta
as Tropa
Esteban Caicedo
as Tropa
Carlos Corona
as Diputado
Yoshira Escárrega
as Tropa
Olivia Lagunas
as Agente Ministerio Público
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios