Fantastic film that turns woke movement on its head...
This movie reminds me a lot of the Spanish film All Cops Are Bastards, or ACAB.
Both films center around the racial distrust two very different groups of people have for one another that boils over into a powder keg of violence.
The movie does a fine job of showing how people -- led by a corrupt media, of course -- can turn on local law enforcement after a wrongful death of a very obvious criminal.
What I liked most is that the movie doesn't shy away from the fact that the one cop's very extreme (and dare I say, racist) views were actually justified to an extent. Much of what he expected of certain people turned out to be true, and the tit-for-tat violence that escalated among the groups eventually took its toll.
More than anything, I liked how the film openly and honestly showcased that some of these people really are bad apples, cultivated in an environment that fosters a community of criminality. In turn, it can end up hardening and breaking the good will of cops like Andersen, who responds with increasingly violent resolve.
A government who betrays its people with open borders, a media intent of igniting the flames of civil war, and a lack of cultural assimilation from foreign occupants all lead to what you see unfold in the film (and unsurprisingly in real life).
A film like this would probably never find its way into American cinemas for obvious reasons. Lefty Hollywood would make sure almost no one sees it, much like the film Crown Vic starring Thomas Jane.
But alas, at least streamers can see a real film tackling social issues in a very Walter Hill-esque way.