Elite Squad

2007·Movie
1h 55min
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About

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.
Gritty Crime ThrillerIntense Urban WarfareSocial CommentaryPolice CorruptionMoral AmbiguityBleak & RealisticHigh TensionFoundational Brazilian CinemaPsychologically Taxing

Crew

Directed by:
José Padilha, Olivia Rabacov
Written by:
José Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani, Rodrigo Pimentel
Produced by:
José Padilha, Marcos Prado, Rodrigo Lamounier
Composed by:
Eduardo Virmond Lima, Roger Hands, Armando Torres Jr.

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