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Elite Squad is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel Elite da Tropa by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel. Directed by José Padilha from a screenplay by Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani, and Pimentel, the film stars Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, and André Ramiro. In Elite Squad, Roberto Nascimento (Moura), a Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) captain, leads a crackdown on a series of Rio de Janeiro neighbourhoods to prepare for the 1997 state visit of Pope John Paul II.

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2007 · 1h 55m · Drama · Action · Crime

TMDB 8.1/10 (2,771 votes)

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.

Directed by José Padilha

Box office $15M worldwide

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Cast & crew

José PadilhaDirector

Wagner Mouraas Capitão Nascimento

André Ramiroas André Matias

Caio Junqueiraas Neto

Milhem Cortazas Capitão Fabio

Fernanda Machadoas Maria

Maria Ribeiroas Rosane

Paulo Vilelaas Edu

Fernanda de Freitasas Roberta

André Di Mauroas Pedro Rodrigues

Fábio Lagoas Baiano

Erick Oliveiraas Marcinho PPatrick Santosas Tinho RRafael d'Avilaas Xuxa RRoberta Santiagoas Rose

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Elite Squad is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel Elite da Tropa by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel. Directed by José Padilha from a screenplay by Padilha, Bráulio Mantovani, and Pimentel, the film stars Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, and André Ramiro. In Elite Squad, Roberto Nascimento (Moura), a Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE) captain, leads a crackdown on a series of Rio de Janeiro neighbourhoods to prepare for the 1997 state visit of Pope John Paul II.

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2007 · 1h 55m · Drama · Action · Crime

TMDB 8.1/10 (2,771 votes)

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.

Directed by José Padilha

Box office $15M worldwide

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