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Tropa de Elite (2007) -- This is the theatrical trailer for Elite Squad (aka Tropa de Elite), directed by José Padilha.

Overview

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Director:
José Padilha
Writers:
André Batista (book)
John Kaylin (adaptation)
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Contact:
View company contact information for Elite Squad on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
12 October 2007 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive.
Plot:
1997, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his occupation while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope comes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
22 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Do you want to see a action movie in the real life?? Here you have! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Wagner Moura ... Capitão Nascimento
Caio Junqueira ... Neto
André Ramiro ... André Matias
Maria Ribeiro ... Rosane
Fernanda Machado ... Maria
Fernanda de Freitas ... Roberta
Paulo Vilela ... Edu
Milhem Cortaz ... Capitão Fábio
Marcelo Valle ... Capitão Oliveira
Fábio Lago ... Claudio Mendes de Lima 'Baiano'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruno Delia ... Capitão Azevedo
Marcelo Escorel ... Coronel Otávio
André Felipe ... Rodrigues (as André Mauro)
Thelmo Fernandes ... Sargento Alves
Emerson Gomes ... Xaveco
Paulo Hamilton ... Soldado Paulo
Bernardo Jablonski ... Law teacher
Daniel Lentini ... Rapaz 3 da Festa
Thiago Mendonça
Alexandre Mofatti ... Sub-Comandante Carvalho
Erick Oliveira ... Marcinho
Otto Jr. ... Major Gouveia
André Santinho ... Tenente Renan
Patrick Santos ... Tinho
Ricardo Sodré ... Cabo Bocão
Thogun ... Cabo Tião
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Elite Squad (UK) (USA)
The Elite Squad (Europe: English title) (festival title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and drug content.
Runtime:
115 min | Germany:118 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Language:
Portuguese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During the shooting of the film, a van with 90 firearms (30 real and 60 prop guns) was robbed in the hill of Chapéu Mangueira. Teams from the local police stormed the Favela Pavão-Pavãozinho, in Copacabana, to recover the guns, but the operation was only partially successful. more
Quotes:
Trainee officer: [during an information training session] Hey, Coordinator!
Capitão Nascimento: Yes, my sir?
Trainee officer: Soldier 05 is sleeping.
Capitão Nascimento: Hey Soldier 05!
[hands 05 a grenade, 05 takes the grendade]
André Matias: Yes, sir?
Capitão Nascimento: Please take this.
[removes the pin]
Capitão Nascimento: Hey 05, if you drop this granade you will make the whole place explode. You will blow up ALL of your colleagues, you will blow up all of my auxiliaries, and YOU will make myself explode. Will the sir fall asleep again?
André Matias: No sir!
[...]
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Movie Connections:
References Batman (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Polícia more

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85 out of 143 people found the following comment useful:-
Do you want to see a action movie in the real life?? Here you have!, 11 August 2007
10/10
Author: Adriano Pedro from Brazil

Well, i don't know if this movie is gonna be exported or not, maybe yes 'cause some titles is in English, but this is a must seen movie! This is a action movie showing everything occurs in the Rio de Janeiro's police. War, corruption, fears, i think this must be the Brazilian movie of the year!

Let's talk about the history: Captain of BOPE (Special Police Operations Batallion in Portuguese) after some time fighting against organized crime in the slums wants to quit but before he must find a substitute.

The only ones that can do the test to goes BOPE are Military Policemen. Captain soon see that he have 2 good men in hands (they are infancy friends), 1 have heart and the other intelligence, but the substitute must have the 2 attributes.

The movie have about 110 minutes and keep your eyes on the screen from the beginning to end (a lot of shoot out), and title in English is Elite Squad.

Well i'll stop from here, but again, this is a must seen movie if you want to see a action movie in the real life, because we here in Rio de Janeiro live this, we see this, this is our war that is bit worse other wars.

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