MOVIE

Elite Squad

Name: Elite Squad
Director: José Padilha
Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Released: 2007-10-05
Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado

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.

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate t… + more

Original Title

Tropa de Elite

Release Date

2007-10-05

Year

2007

Duration

1h 55m

Status

Released

Score

8.06

Genres

Drama Action Crime

Production

#drug-dealer#police-brutality#slum#war-on-drugs#drug-trafficking#rio-de-janeiro#moral-conflict#torturing-police#special-forces#law-enforcement#power-abuse#favelas#rookie-officers#corrupt-officers#criminal-factions#cycle-of-violence