Kopps Page #2

Synopsis: Police officer Benny is obsessed with American police cliches and livens up his own boring everyday life with dreams of duels with bad guys. But poor Benny and his colleagues doesn't have much to do in the small town of Högboträsk. Most of their days are spent drinking coffee, eating sausage waffles and chasing down stray cows. Peace and quiet is the dream of every politician, but for the Swedish authorities, the lack of crooks is reason to close the local police station. When the cops investigate a suspected act of vandalism, they realise that they themselves may be able to raise the crime statistics high enough to stay in business.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director(s): Josef Fares
Production: Memfis Film
  5 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Year:
2003
90 min
135 Views


No...

Jesus...

- That's disgusting!

- Oh, sorry.

Excuse me, can I have a napkin?

I've always done it, but it works

better since my mouth has grown.

- How clever!

- Thanks. Can you do it?

No, I can do this. Crazy...

I can do this as well

which is really funny.

You maybe... Be careful...

No. Almost...

- Hello... You're Jacob, right?

- Yes.

I'm Lena.

-What? Are you sure?

- Yes. We were meant to meet here.

You were going to be in jeans,

a striped shirt and with a moustache.

Yes, that seems right.

- We could maybe do it another time?

- Listen, I...

Take care.

- I'm really sorry.

- I didn't understand that it was...

...one of these...

You know what? I'm getting up early

tomorrow, so I'm going to go up and...

- Maybe we could meet another time?

- I'll be here tomorrow.

- Nice meeting you.

- Likewise.

- Jacob.

- Jessica.

Good night.

- You f*** her?

- Cut it out, I'm a serious guy.

Yes, but... I'm a serious...

F***ing is serious. If I didn't have

Agneta, I'd show you how.

You know the secret of getting a

woman? A good carpet and curtains.

When they see that it signals

security. And they open up right away.

- Lasse, you're... A shaggy carpet?

- Yes, that's what it's about.

- Hi, Benny. Nice!

- Thanks.

What? Shaggy... just shaggy...

Hi, all... What's it called...

I'd like to...

...I've got some presents here, that...

It's nothing special,

I made them myself... Feels so silly.

- Let's see.

- Show us.

- Are they oven gloves?

- No, sweatbands.

- You made them yourself?.

- Nice.

There's a letter on them

for each name, so just...

Here you are, Jacob. Hkan.

- Thanks!

- Agneta...

Try them on. You like them?

- Look, Lasse, you look good.

- You too.

I thought when we play bandy

sometime...

Then we could be like a team.

Good day, officers.

This is Jessica Lindblad.

- Central Bureau of National Police.

- HQ.

HQ... And she has something

important to tell you.

- You want to continue?

- Thanks.

Hello, everyone...

We've looked at statistics

from the whole country -

- and what's positive is that you don't

really have crime here -

- to motivate your activity.

As you know, even we are struggling

with a tough economy -

- and the result is that

we are obliged to make cuts...

To get straight to it, this station

will be closed within three months.

I have a programme of measures

you can look at...

Wait a bit...

Will this mean

that we won't be policemen later?

No, there are other districts

in need of personnel.

- But why?

- lt'll be clear ifyou look at this.

Christ, this can't be for real!

It can't be.

- Is there nothing we can do?

- All the uniforms...

...and patrol cars?

What are you going to do with them?

Wait a bit, there must be

something we can do?

- Hi.

- Hi...

- Listen...

- Can I have a large whiskey?

-Why didn't you say anything? Why?

-What could I say?

- I thought it was nice meeting you.

- I also thought so, but what...

- Why are you closing the station?

- I'm not doing it.

- You know what this station means?

- Sorry, I'm just doing myjob...

You sit behind a desk making

decisions and you call that a job?!

You don't know...

you haven't been on the streets.

- Ofcourse I have.

- Well then, prove it.

- Please, can't you...

- You have to be fast to catch thieves.

Let's play a game.

Raise your hand and I'll count to three.

The fastest one hits the other,

like this...

- Are you crazy?

- Sorry, I really didn't mean to...

Jacob, that was really uncalled for.

It's a game. You hold up your hand...

...Iike this, then you count to three

and hit... I don't know what happened.

We have received a definitive decision

that the police station will be closed.

It has come as a suprise,

both to me... and to my colleagues.

And we...

You wanted to say something?

There's something

that people don't know.

We work according to an American

method called "Pre-Crime" -

- or PP, which means

to predict and prevent-

- crime before it...

and so creating a kind of relation to...

Have you taken any steps

against the closure?

We've put up a protest list

at the grocery store.

What is going to happen

to all the desks?

- Jacob, what is it?

- What is it?!

They're bloody right.

We're totally unnecessary!

Fuckall happens here! Check

out all the crime everywhere else!

Why can't they share it

so we could get one little thief here?

I feel so worthless.

No girlfriend and soon jobless!

Calm down, for Christ's sake!

Jacob...

I also think it's really hard...

Listen,

we'll have a waffle hot dog.

I know every street, every corner.

I like you, Lasse, Jacob.

You are, for me anyway, like a family.

You can't just change that.

- Wha twill you and Lasse do?

- We can'tjust sell the house and go.

We'll have to stay...

Benny, do you think

I've got saggy tits?

No, what....?

I dunno, a little...

But it's not serious. It's not like

you go round thinking about it.

- Has Lasse said so?

- I just wondered.

What the hell? Agneta, wait...

Okay, what have we got here?

- Look...

- Benny, look here.

- What is it?

- Skid marks.

I'll be damned...

- It's a worn down Michelin.

- Someone's probably hit it.

You think so?

I don't know, I think it feels...

...more professional in some way.

It's like a "drive-by" situation.

Two metres from the edge...

Parallel tracks...

Hello, this is Jesica.

Hello, Jessica, it's Jacob here.

I just wanted to apologize

for what happened yesterday.

I was wondering if you could call me?

You can call me anytime, I'm here...

I'm here anytime... not on Thursdays

'cause I work early on Fridays.

Whatever, you can call me...

Okay, we'll be in touch. Bye.

Rabbit! Rabbit, Dick.

Rabbit!

- Stop it!

- I want him to sit up like a rabbit.

Look... Rabbit! He'll do it soon.

- Stop it.

- Rabbit! Rabbit!

Hi, guys. Have you seen anything

strange in town?

- Strange?

- We had a hit and run on stervgen.

The waste bin on the left

has been totally destroyed.

Sh*t, it looks like

some total psycho has...

You haven't seen anything?

Okay, I'll have to write a report.

Hkan, can you help with the computer?

I'm coming.

- Come on, Hkan.

- It's easy, just press the button.

Easy? There's loads of buttons here.

There's C-TROLL -

- and DELETE and HOME and...

Come on.

- Hkan.

- Take it easy.

- We're having coffee. What's the hurry?

- What's with you?

This is typical.

Just 'cause I dug up something.

It could be anything. It could

lead to... it could be a serious crime.

Come on, Hkan.

Lasse...

Are you...

- You thinking the same thing as me?

- Yes, probably.

- What are you thinking of?.

- Well, the same as you.

- What is that?

- Well, you know...

- Say it.

- No, you first.

Come on.

- Hello, Gran, how're things?

- Hi, guys. Fine...

- I hope that's empty?

- Yes, I'll put it away.

- Nice jacket. Nice with a hood and all.

- Yes, it's a nice jacket.

- You doing anything special now?.

- I'm going to sleep.

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Josef Fares

Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and game designer. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films. more…

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