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81% Critic Match
Elite Squad
“On the streets of Rio only the elite survive”
8.1 / 10• 2007• 1h 55m•R• Portuguese
DramaActionCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Wagner Moura
Capitão Nascimento
Lead
André Ramiro
André Matias
Caio Junqueira
Neto
Milhem Cortaz
Capitão Fabio
Fernanda Machado
Maria
Maria Ribeiro
Rosane
Paulo Vilela
Edu
Fernanda de Freitas
Roberta
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. José Padilha's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elite Squad is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
