Thunderous gun battels and powerhouse performances anchor the groundbreaking story of BOPE, a SWAT-like team at was with the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro. Racing against time, its hard-driving captain puts a pair of rookies through hell in an effort to shape a worthy successor and clear out a drug-infested slum before his imminent retirement. Based on a book by two former real-life BOPE captains, Elite Squad's brutal honesty and raw action focked Brazil to its foundations and gripped viewers worldwide.
Type: Feature FilmLength: 115 minutes
Year: 2007
Audio Language: English, Portuguese
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Themes: Brazil, Social Issues
Director(s): Jose Padilha
