Elite Squad

About Elite Squad

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.

Elite Squad (2007) is a crime film directed by José Padilha. It runs 115 minutes and was released in October 2007.

Wagner Moura takes the lead as Capitão Nascimento, André Ramiro as André Matias, Caio Junqueira as Neto, and Milhem Cortaz as Capitão Fabio. Written by Bráulio Mantovani and José Padilha. It was produced by The Weinstein Company.

Shelv files it under drug dealer, police brutality, drug trafficking, and special forces. It streams on BFI Player Amazon Channel in the United States.

Training Day, Traffic, and Fresh make useful companions to Elite Squad. It scores 8.1 out of 10 from 2,859 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.