Tag: Shorta
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‘Enforcement’ (‘Shorta’) Review: ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ Meets ‘Training Day’ in Gripping Danish Cop Movie
Slick, unsettling Danish law-enforcement thriller “Shorta” — or as it’s been generically retitled in the United States, “Enforcement” — opens with a familiar “I can’t breathe” moment as a team of police scramble to restrain a 19-year-old Muslim man, suggesting that what happened to Eric Garner in Staten Island, and to George Floyd in Minneapolis,…
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Macao Festival Unveils Lineup for Fully Online Edition
Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut “Falling” and the already acclaimed Chinese film “The Cloud in her Room” form part of the 11-title competition section announced by the International Film Festival & Awards Macao. The festival will take place entirely online this year, running Dec. 3-8.The competition, which focuses on first and second films, also includes: Wang…
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Vertigo Releasing acquires Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Shorta’ for UK & Ireland (exclusive)
The Danish action film deals with police brutality and racial tension.Vertigo Releasing has picked up UK and Ireland rights to Shorta, the Danish action thriller which debuted in Critics’ Week at Venice last month.Vertigo acquired the film during the Toronto market, and will release it theatrically in April 2021. French sales agent Charades is handling…