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Elite Squad (2008)

Movie"On the streets of Rio only the elite survive"
Audience Score
80
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R 1 hr 55 minSep 19th, 2008Action, Drama, CrimeElite Squad Collection PosterPart of Elite Squad Collection
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.
StarringWagner MouraAndré RamiroCaio Junqueira
DirectorJosé Padilha

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 19th, 2008
Movie Budget:$4,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$14,759,148 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Portuguese
Production Companies:Universal Pictures do Brasil, The Weinstein Company, Zazen Produções, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Costa Films, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes
Elite Squad on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
drug dealeradmiringpolice brutalitydrug traffickingrio de janeiroslumwar on drugsspecial forceslaw enforcementtorturing police

Elite Squad Collection

Elite Squad movie series.