Movie

Elite Squad

Tropa de Elite

C 2007 1 h 55 min
81%
Audience score2.864 votes on TMDB

“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.

Screenplay
José Padilha
Status
Released
Release date
05/10/2007
Original language
Portuguese
Budget
US$ 4 M
Box office
US$ 15 M

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