Young and eager police recruit Chris shoots a mentally ill man on duty. He is celebrated a hero, but soon after, traumatic symptoms begin to surface. In a desperate attempt not to be exposed by his tough superior Konstantin, he resorts to excessive violence, in order to hide his trauma and fulfill his dream of becoming an elite cop.
Acting
Rupp's physical deterioration is quietly devastating.
Direction
Lukacs traps you in Chris's suffocating perspective.
Director
Stefan Lukacs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Austrian cinema's 'ugly realism' movement—Cops continues the tradition of Haneke but with working-class police specificity.
The film mirrors real 2015 Austrian police scandals where decorated officers hid psychological breakdowns behind excessive force.
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