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Elite Squad

Elite Squad

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

#2of 2007
2007 1h 55mDramaActionCrime

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

4.0/5

TMDB score· 2,759 votes

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Synopsis

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

The vibe

drug dealerpolice brutalityslumwar on drugsdrug traffickingrio de janeiromoral conflicttorturing policespecial forceslaw enforcement

Behind it

José PadilhaJosé PadilhaDirectorRodrigo PimentelRodrigo PimentelScreenplayBráulio MantovaniScreenplayPedro BromfmanComposerLula CarvalhoCinematography

Cast

Wagner MouraWagner MouraCapitão Nascimento
André RamiroAndré RamiroAndré Matias
Caio JunqueiraCaio JunqueiraNeto
Milhem CortazMilhem CortazCapitão Fabio
Fernanda MachadoFernanda MachadoMaria
Maria RibeiroMaria RibeiroRosane
Paulo VilelaPaulo VilelaEdu
Fernanda de FreitasFernanda de FreitasRoberta
André Di MauroAndré Di MauroPedro Rodrigues
Fábio LagoFábio LagoBaiano
Erick OliveiraErick OliveiraMarcinho
Patrick SantosTinho
Rafael d'AvilaXuxa
Roberta SantiagoRose
Emerson GomesXaveco
Bernardo JablonskiProf. Gusmão
Allan GuilhermeRomerito
Marcello EscorelMarcello EscorelCoronel Otávio

Director

José Padilha

Writers

José Padilha, Rodrigo Pimentel, Bráulio Mantovani

Release date

5 Oct 2007

Runtime

1h 55m

Budget

$4.0M

Box office

$14.8M · 3.7× its budget

Studio

Universal Pictures do Brasil, The Weinstein Company, Zazen Produções

Language

Portuguese

Country

Brazil

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Elite Squad

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

4.0

Elite Squad

2007

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

3.9

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

2010

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