Elite Squad

Elite Squad

On the streets of Rio only the elite survive

16+ 2007 · 115 min · ★ 8.1 (3K) · Drama, Action, Crime

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 · Written by José Padilha

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