Kopps

2003 1h 30m SV

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6.4

MID

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6.7

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 248★6.7IMDB · 23,867

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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A small Swedish village, Högboträsk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fares Fares
Jacob
Torkel Petersson
Benny
Göran Ragnerstam
Lasse
Sissela Kyle
Agneta
Eva Röse
Jessica
Christian Fiedler
Folke
Erik Ahrnbom
Håkan
Harry Goldstein
Göran

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josef Fares
Writers: Vasa, Mikael Håfström, Josef Fares
Languages: English, Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Josef Fares, shot by Aril Wretblad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bengt Nilsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Fares Fares and Torkel Petersson and Göran Ragnerstam carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0339230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Josef Fares directs. Aril Wretblad behind the camera. Bengt Nilsson scores. Michał Leszczyłowski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in English, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.
4Directed by Josef Fares, shot by Aril Wretblad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bengt Nilsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fares Fares and Torkel Petersson and Göran Ragnerstam carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0339230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.