Interesting film about PTSD and occupational burnout in the police force; with also some poignant satirical elements about special police units, I think. The film is based on the WEGA, a special unit of the Austrian police in Austria's capitol, Vienna. It is responsible for tasks and operations with higher risk-level than conventional police services. Some of the extremely critical depictions of the WEGA are a bit exaggerated, I think. So it would seem that the WEGA took one for the team here, in the sense that PTSD and occupational burnout among police officers - in Austria as well as the rest of the world - should be addressed, so as to prevent excessive force and police violence by police officers. However, I actually always had my suspicions that occupational burnout was a bit of problem in this particular police unit in Austria :) When I did my Master thesis at the Austrian police, I actually also attempted to conduct a burnout study at the WEGA - but regrettably I was denied access into this very special Austrian police unit :( On a more serious note though, I think this film also tackles some very important delicate police issues, such as the proportional use of force. Especially in this day and age of violent extremism and terrorism, police officers are sometimes put in a position where they have to use their firearms to prevent the shooting and killing of innocent civilians. So I definitely think that such cutting-edge police films should also be made in those big countries - such as the USA, Russia and China - where police violence and occupational burnout in the police force is a big problem; in the sense that Law Enforcement Management should have no inhibitions of imposing mandatory Psychotherapy and Human Rights Education on police officers who exhibit unethical behavior and poor judgment in the international community.

I thought about the Stefano Sollima's film whilst watching this one. I mean ACAB depicting the true and authentic life of street cops. The daily burden and inner problems. Nothing special here, a good study from the inside. We have already seen this before and that's not a thriller, as a reviewer has said, nor a crime movie though it speaks of cops. But nothing really criminal element here, nor gunshots, no gangsters. Nor heroes of any kind. Just an accurate study with a very riveting ending sequences. A fist in the face.

This movie is about a guy who joins the special police unit "WEGA" (former known as Wiener Einsatzgruppe Alarmabteilung),highlighting some of the really hard challenges of this kind of job.

It's a very authentic and realistic police drama and the opposite of a Michael Bay movie, so don't watch it with the expectation to see another Bad Boys flick.

To give you a short introduction without spoilers let's say the Cop's are called to different places of action. Most of the time it really feels like you're part of the scene and in the end it's getting more and more intense with some good thrilling parts. Also the job's impact to the cop's private life is shown in some points.

I really enjoyed to get a 90 minutes closer lock behind the "WEGA" curtain. Especially because the director's focus is on a non-mainstream part of this job.

The spoken language is viennese.

Recommended when you love to see authentic thrillers, police stories or similar stuff.

Cheers, Fletcher