Elite Squad (2008)
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| Release Date: | September 19, 2008 (Limited) |
| Genre: | Drama, Action, Crime |
| Director: | Jose Padilha |
| Writer: | Jose Padilha, Braulio Mantovani, Rodrigo Pimentel |
| Cast: | Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro |
| AKA: | Tropa De Elite |
| Studio: | The Weinstein Company |
| Official site: | ifcfilms.com/viewFilm.htm?filmId=976 |
| Running Time: | 115 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and drug content. |
"Elite Squad (Tropa De Elite)" is an intense and astonishing look at Rio de Janeiro's notorious favelas, the volatile slums on the edge of the city. The film is set in 1997 and presents an intimate look at the city's vast and intricate web of corruption.
Drug trafficking militias have virtual control within the favelas while the police run their criminal enterprises outside. The elite BOPE force (State Police Special Operations Battalion) combats drug trafficking –keeping...
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