02 Jan 1977
The Police Tapes
Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond spent three months in 1976 riding along with patrol officers in the 44th Precinct of the South Bronx, which had the highest crime rate in New York City at that time.
Jailhouse Socrates
A Finnish Prostitute and four Gangsters expose how the Drug Squad Police Chief commits crimes, rather than solves them. Is this corruption of an individual or a system?
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Jari Aarnio Himself
Jakob Israel Himself
Juha-Matti Kemppinen Himself
Inger Larsen Herself
Veiko Larsen Himself
Mari Romano Herself
Keijo Smolander Himself
Mika Vänttinen Himself
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