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The Police Officer's Wife

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A young family takes desperate measures to protect a child's innocence.

Critics Reviews

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Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 08/22/2014
4/5
This is a chilling study of domestic abuse. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Guardian 08/21/2014
2/5
Maybe creating a study in suffering is the point. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out 08/19/2014
2/5
Philip Grning builds his would-be magnum opus of domestic unease in fragments. A three-hour running-time, however, means an awful lot of fragments. Go to Full Review
D.W. Mault CineVue 04/03/2019
4/5
The Policeman's Wife's power lies in the cognitive explosions it sets within the subconscious of the viewer that forcefully interacts with the formally audacious claustrophobic rhythms. Go to Full Review
Jon Lyus HeyUGuys 08/29/2014
4/5
The Police Officer's Wife is a vital piece of cinema; courageous and gut-wrenching in spite of its errors. Go to Full Review
Xan Brooks Observer (UK) 08/24/2014
2/5
Groening shows us the house; he never lets us inside. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young family takes desperate measures to protect a child's innocence.
Director
Philip Gröning
Producer
Matthias Esche, Philip Gröning, Philipp Kreuzer
Screenwriter
Philip Gröning
Production Co
Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 3L Filmproduktion, Bavaria Pictures GmbH München-Geiselgasteig
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
2h 55m