Police Beat (2004)

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A conservative and moralistic Muslim bicycle cop hits the streets for a seven-day shift in Seattle but fails to see the crime all around him due to his preoccupation with an unfaithful girlfriend in director Robinson Devor's thoughtful meditation on the ability of immigrants to adapt to contemporary American life. Z (Pape S. Niang) is an African-born immigrant and by-the-books bicycle cop on the beat in downtown Seattle, WA. With his romantic life crumbling and crime never stopping to allow him a moment to contemplate his harried existence, Z attempts to deal with each crime on an individualized basis without acknowledging that the world around him seems to be tearing at the seams. As Z interacts with various crime victims in English, his constant attempts to sort out his turbulent personal life are conveyed in Z's native West African language of Wolof. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Starring:: Pape Sidy Niang, Anna Oxygen, (more)

Director(s):: Robinson Devor

Format(s):: DVD
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Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 81 mins

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Director(s):: Robinson Devor

Writer(s):: Robinson Devor, Charles Mudede

Producer(s):: Alexis Ferris, Jeffrey Brown

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	Kris P.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Kinda like a chungking express set meets sleepless in seattle. odd, but it works.

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	Randall C.

0 out of 3 people found this review helpful

This was yet another movie that is a total waste of time. The acting is "OK" but the movie is hard to grasp. The "cop" narrates in some other language (African?) which is sub titled for your viewing pleasure. The actors speak in English but the plot is impossible to follow. Maybe if I could make it through more than 15 minutes I would have gotten the movie, but I had rather go to the dentist than sit through this movie.