A Cop Movie

"In Mexico, as well as in many countries around the world, the police is one of the most controversial organizations. Therefore, depicting its complexities and vices in a documentary is always a difficult and thorny task. In 'Una película de policías' - awarded at the Berlin International Film Festival -, Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios ('Güeros') chooses an alternative path instead of a solution, focusing on the life of a couple of policemen, Teresa and "Montoya". In this documentary, which blends fiction and reality, we hear their real voices narrating their experiences in the police, but interpreted on screen by Mónica del Carmen and Raúl Briones (both winners of the Ariel for the feature 'Asfixia'). It must be said that, although the stories of the protagonists have value in themselves and are very entertaining, the feature is much milder when it comes to dealing with the issue of corruption within the police. At some moments even apologies are made. It is clear that the peculiar narrative tool, more similar to films like those of Jafar Panahi or Abbas Kiarostami, manages to extract the nuances in the personal life of its protagonists - and surely you will continue reflecting a lot after the end credits."