Enforcement (film)

Jens Høyer and Mike Andersen are officer on routine patrol in the ghetto of Svalegården, a fictional neighbourhood of Copenhagen. The mood among the foreign population is heated because an arrested Senegalese, 19-year-old Talib Ben Hassi, was seriously injured in police custody and is in danger of life. Subsequently, when the death of the young Talib is made known, the two agents, engaged in a search, are attacked and their car is set on fire. Jens and Mike will then have to survive the people's desire for revenge. ==Cast==

• Jacob Hauberg Lohmann • Simon Sears • Tarek Zayat as Amos Al-Shami • Dulfi Al-Jabouri as Sami • Issa Khattab as Iza ==Production==

Shorta is an Arabic word for police. The film is a crime action film written by Anders Ølholm and directed by Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm. Cinematography was by Jacob Møller, while Anders Albjerg Kristiansen was responsible for editing the film. Music was by Martin Juel Dirkov. ==Release==

The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in the 35th International Critics' Week on 5 September 2020. It had a Danish theatrical release on 8 October 2020. Shorta was released in UK cinemas on 13 August 2021. It had a limited theatrical release in North America by Magnolia Pictures and was released on VOD by Magnet Releasing on 19 March 2021. ==Reception==

Box office Enforcement grossed $53,189 worldwide. Joe Morgenstern found the physical action "more compelling than the superheated plot". Variety Peter Debruge praised the film as "gripping" and a "smart, nonstop thriller". == References ==