Elite Squad
“On the streets of Rio only the elite survive”
2007•R•1h 55m•8.1•Released
DramaActionCrime
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
José Padilha
Writer
José Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani, Rodrigo Pimentel
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$15M
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Universal Pictures do Brasil
Cast
Wagner Moura
Capitão Nascimento
André Ramiro
André Matias
Caio Junqueira
Neto
Milhem Cortaz
Capitão Fabio
Fernanda Machado
Maria
Maria Ribeiro
Rosane
Paulo Vilela
Edu
Fernanda de Freitas
Roberta
André Di Mauro
Pedro Rodrigues
Fábio Lago
Baiano
Erick Oliveira
Marcinho
Patrick Santos
Tinho
Rafael d'Avila
Xuxa
Roberta Santiago
Rose
Emerson Gomes
Xaveco
Production
Company
Universal Pictures do Brasil
Company
The Weinstein Company
Company
Zazen Produções
Company
Estúdios Mega
Company
Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas
Company
Costa Films
Company
Posto 9
Company
Feijão Filmes
Company
Petrobras
Producer
José Padilha
Producer
Marcos Prado
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