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Decent movie with lots of strongly violent action. It stands up because it is staged in Rio and created by Brazilians.
The plot is not very surprising but good enough.
Elite Squad
(2007)
Overview
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.
Tagline
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive.
Crew
| Director: | José Padilha |
| Writers: | André Batista, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Bráulio Mantovani, José Padilha, Rodrigo Pimentel |
Cast
Wagner Moura 
Caio Junqueira 
André Ramiro 
Milhem Cortaz |
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Production Companies
The Weinstein Company, Zazen Produções, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Costa Films, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes, Universal Pictures do Brasil
