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Elite Squad

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

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The Film

Elite Squad

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

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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.

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

$4,000,000

Runtime

115 min

Box Office

$14,759,148

Released Oct 2007
The Ensemble 28
José Padilha
Directed by

José Padilha

Written byJosé Padilha, Rodrigo Pimentel

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