Kopps
Kops
2003 · Sweden, Denmark · 90 min
- Director
- Josef Fares
- Screenplay
- Mikael Håfström, Josef Fares, Lars Yngve Johansson
- Producer
- Anna Anthony
- Music
- Daniel Lemma, Bengt Nilsson, Mats Jenséus
- Cinematography
- Aril Wretblad
- Editing
- Michal Leszczylowski, Andreas Jonsson
- Production company
- Memfis Film
Cast
What it is about
Kopps is set in a small Swedish village where no crime has been reported for twelve years. That calm has an unexpected side effect: the local police station faces closure, and its six officers, who have grown close to the townspeople, see their jobs at risk. To keep them, they start turning to rather unorthodox methods.
How it was made
Josef Fares directed the film, returning to cinemas after the success of Jalla! Jalla! in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The screenplay is credited to Mikael Håfström, Fares himself and Lars Johansson, and the producer was Anna Anthony for Memfis Film. Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Göran Ragnerstam and Sissela Kyle lead the cast, and the director also appears on screen. Its zany tone often recalls Monty Python.
Reception and legacy
Its absurd humour and quotable lines made it a memorable Swedish comedy of its time. Soon after release, Adam Sandler and Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to an English-language remake, but the project never materialised.
Stills
Trivia
A play on words
The title plays on the English word «cops» pronounced with a Swedish accent, meaning policemen.
A remake that never happened
Adam Sandler and Columbia Pictures bought the rights for an English-language version, which was never made.
More films by Josef Fares
Jalla! Jalla!
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