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Elite Squad

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8.1/10 • 2.4K

2007-10-12 • 1h 55m

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On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

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.

Directors
José Padilha
Editors
Daniel Rezende

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  1. Wagner Moura

    Wagner Moura

    Capitão Nascimento

  2. André Ramiro

    André Ramiro

    André Matias

  3. Caio Junqueira

    Caio Junqueira

    Neto

  4. Milhem Cortaz

    Milhem Cortaz

    Capitao Fabio

  5. Fernanda Machado

    Fernanda Machado

    Maria

  6. Maria Ribeiro

    Maria Ribeiro

    Rosane

  7. Fábio Lago

    Fábio Lago

    Baiano

  8. Erick Oliveira

    Erick Oliveira

    Marcinho

  9. Marcello Escorel

    Marcello Escorel

    Coronel Otávio

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Andres Gomez

Oct 5, 2015

7/10

Decent movie with lots of strongly violent action. It stands up because it is staged in Rio and created by Brazilians. The plot is not very surprising but good enough.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Budget
$4,000,000.00
Revenue
$14,759,148.00
Keywords
drug dealerpolice brutalityslumwar on drugsdrug traffickingrio de janeirotorturing policespecial forceslaw enforcementbrazilian cinemaadmiring