• Kops (2003)

    When local politicians aim to close a rural police station because its officers spend more time retrieving wandering farm animals than nabbing thieves, cops Jacob (Fares Fares) and Lasse (Göran Ragnerstam) instigate a phony crime wave to justify their station's existence. At first, the plan is a smashing success. But problems arise when another cop, hot-headed Benny (Torkel Petersson),...

Kops

Release Date: January 24th, 2003

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 31 min

Plot Summary

When local politicians aim to close a rural police station because its officers spend more time retrieving wandering farm animals than nabbing thieves, cops Jacob (Fares Fares) and Lasse (Göran Ragnerstam) instigate a phony crime wave to justify their station's existence. At first, the plan is a smashing success. But problems arise when another cop, hot-headed Benny (Torkel Petersson), who doesn't know about Jacob and Lasse's plot, begins to investigate the pseudo-crime spree.

Cast: Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Göran Ragnerstam, Sissela Kyle, Eva Röse, Christian Fiedler, Erik Ahrnbom, Harry Goldstein

Director: Josef Fares

Genres: Action , Comedy

Production Co: Film i Väst

Distributors: Bright Angel Distribution

Keywords: Offbeat, Rivalry, Hilarious, Underdog, Rescue, Police station, 2000s

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Awards

Nominated Best Foreign Film
Amandaprisen (2003)