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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
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Awards:
22 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
City of God becomes Kid's Story after this movie... 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

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Trivia:
The university where part of the film was shot is PUC, located at the pleasant neighborhood of Gávea, at Rio de Janeiro, a very traditional elite school and considered the best private university in Brazil, and one of the best educational institutions in South America. This is where André Batista, one of the film's screenwriters, attended law school. He was a member of BOPE and was the inspiration for the character of André Matias, a honest man who finds himself torn between his life as a BOPE member and his life long dreams of being a lawyer. more
Quotes:
14: [looking through his sniper rifle] 01, I think I can kill two rabbits with one strike here...
Capitão Nascimento: That's 100%, 14?
14: "Skull" my captain.
Capitão Nascimento: Pedal to the metal.
14: [shoots]
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Movie Connections:
References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Shiny Happy People more

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76 out of 117 people found the following comment useful:-
City of God becomes Kid's Story after this movie..., 20 August 2007
10/10
Author: stickdeath from Brazil

If you have enjoyed City of God or felt like something was missing on it, then this is the movie you need to see. Everything here is placed respecting the reality... Scenes are very realistic and all action makes you feel like be in part of it. It shows how policemen are involved with criminals and how many policemen are not involved at all and get blamed by society due to some bad fruits. It shows how family can get affected how two guys with same purpose can get trapped in two different situations.. And shows how a man can be changed by the environment that simply leads him to do what he must. That's how we do a great movie without wasting millions of $$$. Perfect movie, dramatic, sensitive and intelligent.

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