Elite Squad
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive
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.
- Year: 2007
- Country: Brazil
- Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
- Studio: Universal Pictures do Brasil, The Weinstein Company, Zazen Produções, Estúdios Mega, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas, Costa Films, Posto 9, Feijão Filmes
- Keyword: drug dealer, police brutality, slum, war on drugs, drug trafficking, rio de janeiro, torturing police, special forces, law enforcement, brazilian cinema, admiring
- Director: José Padilha
- Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro