Cops
After her training at the police academy, Laura (24) begins her service with the Hamburg riot police. Everyday life in the hot spots of a divided, disinhibited society does not leave the young police officers unscathed. The stressful images of the day and the boredom between the missions are cured with alcohol together with their colleagues. As Laura’s group becomes increasingly radicalized in its approach to drug dealers and leftists, Laura finds that she genuinely enjoys the power of the uniform, the thrill and the adventure. Until she and her group make a momentous mistake in the field and Laura must decide what kind of police officer she really wants to be.
Cast
- LAURA
- Lisa Vicari
- LUPUS
- Ludwig Trepte
- Amila
- Meryem Ebru Öz
- Keller
- André M. Hennicke
- Daniel Michel
- Nathalie Thiede
Cops
Nina Vukovic
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2021
- Language
- de. OF ohne UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 90min
1.78:1 (16:9), Discrete 5.1
- Original Title
- Am Ende der Worte
Director & Crew
Nina Vukovic
Born in 1978 in Bremen. Studied at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Active as director and screenwriter.
Filmography
2004 TANERS WELT, Kurzfilm
2005 SERENADE, Kurzfilm
2006 MIKIS BALLADE, Kurzfilm
2007 PURPLE SUNRISE, Kurzfilm
USED II BE NAKED, Kurzfilm
2014 EINE WIE ALASKA, Kurzfilm
2017 DETOUR, Fernsehfilm
2019 SOKO KÖLN, Fernsehserie
2020 AM ENDE DER WORTE, Spielfilm HOF 2021
“Laura’s dilemma is, for me, the starting point for a moral reflection on what happens when representatives of the state have to decide, every day anew, when and how the use of force is justified, sometimes within just a few seconds. Violence is our right and the containment of violence is our duty, says the Police. AM ENDE DER WORTE shows how narrow this line is with an impressive immediacy.
The moments of making a decision, the idle time, the subcultural unity among comrades, the strictly defined inside and outside of this task force, and the immediate dangerous situation that suddenly turns from the most banal moments into mortal danger - all these are the fascinating moments that attracted me to the story.”
- Writer
- Lena Fakler
- Director of Photography
- Neels Feil
- Editor
- Angela Tippel
- Music Composer
- Christoph Köbke
- Producer
- Linus Günther
