Elite Squad
Tropa de Elite
“ On the streets of Rio only the elite survive ”
CINEMA2007-10-05
DIGITAL2008-08-08
RegionBR
Runtime115 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
José Padilha
KEYWORDS
drug dealerpolice brutalityslumwar on drugsdrug traffickingrio de janeiromoral conflicttorturing policespecial forceslaw enforcementpower abusefavelasrookie officerscorrupt officerscriminal factionscycle of violence
