Policeman (Hebrew: השוטר, translit. Ha-shoter) is a 2011 Israeli drama film directed by Nadav Lapid. Policeman won multiple awards at the 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival.
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Plot
Klein plays Yaron the head of a counter terrorist organization. There is a hostage drama near the end of the film. Yaron's wife is pregnant. The film explores Yaron's difficulties in compartmentalizing his professional and domestic lives.
Cast
Yiftach Klein as Yaron
Yaara Pelzig as Shira
Michael Aloni as Nathanael
Michael Moshonov as Oded
Rona-Lee Shimon as Hila
Menashe Noy as Michael
Roy Arad
Miri Fabian
Tracy Abramovich
Ben Adam as Yotam
Meital Barda as Nili
Ariel Barone
Noam Boker
Moris Cohen
David Dector
Shlomi Hayun
Gal Hoyberger as Ariel
Ady Jakubovitz
Reception
The film has a "fresh" rating of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes indicating an overall positive reception. It also holds a Metacritic score of 79, indicating generally favorable reviews.
The film was highly praised by Manohla Dargis, writing in The New York Times: "In Policeman, 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."
IndieWire reviewer, Eric Kohn gave the film an "A-" rating: "While blatantly topical, this is not a political film of the moment, but rather a calculated meditation on self-defined purpose in the midst of societal confusion."