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Elite Squad (2007)

Directed by José Padilha

Crime

Most recently watched by schofizzy, noahphex, seanCduregger

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.

Rated R | Length 115 minutes

Actors

Wagner Moura | Caio Junqueira | André Ramiro | Milhem Cortaz | Fernanda Machado | Maria Ribeiro | Fábio Lago | Erick Oliveira | Marcelo Escorel | Roberta Santiago | Fernanda de Freitas | Paulo Vilela | Juliano Cazarré | Guilherme Guaral | André Di Mauro | Thelmo Fernandes | Paulo Hamilton | Sandro Rocha | Thiago Mendonça | Nathalia Dill | Álamo Facó | Otto Jr.

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
04/07/2011TVStreamingVideo on Demand7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This feels a bit like a Brazilian Training Day or something. Can’t quite accurately describe it. The film does a good job of showing all sides as almost equally repulsive, cops and criminals; even the people caught in between. The fact that it does this while telling the tale from the side of an Elite Squad commander does seem to push it more into the “good guys” camp.

I don’t know, maybe my western moral code just doesn’t hold down in Brazil. In fact, I’m sure it doesn’t.

A good movie though. I need to track down and watch Elite Squad 2 now.

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