Drama ·Action ·Crime · Brazil · 2007 · 1h 55m

Elite Squad

Tropa de Elite

Elite Squad poster
Director
José Padilha
Cast
Wagner Moura as Capitão Nascimento André Ramiro as André Matias Caio Junqueira as Neto Milhem Cortaz as Capitao Fabio Fernanda Machado as Maria Maria Ribeiro as Rosane
Crew
Lula Carvalho — Director of Photography Daniel Rezende — Editor Pedro Bromfman — Original Music Composer José Padilha — Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani — Screenplay Rodrigo Pimentel — Screenplay
Tagline

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

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.

Trailer Elite Squad — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
drug dealerpolice brutalityslumwar on drugsdrug traffickingrio de janeirotorturing policespecial forceslaw enforcement
Key Collaborators
José Padilha Director Lula Carvalho Director of Photography Daniel Rezende Editor Pedro Bromfman Original Music Composer José Padilha Screenplay Bráulio Mantovani Screenplay Rodrigo Pimentel Screenplay Luiz Eduardo Soares Novel André Batista Novel José Padilha Producer Marcos Prado Producer Tulé Peak Production Design
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