Elite Squad - DVD

Elite Squad  -  DVD

Elite Squad presents an astonishing and intimate look at Rio de Janeiro’s vast and intricate web of police corruption.

It is 1997 and hundreds of thousands live in Rio’s notorious favelas – the volatile slums on the edge of the city. Drug trafficking militias have complete control within the slums while the police run their criminal enterprises outside. Being an honest cop in this environment makes you a target for both. The elite BOPE force (State Police Special Operations Battalion) fights to combat drug trafficking, but keeping order has its price and their actions blur the line between right and wrong, justice and revenge.

Two of the force’s newest recruits, Neto (Caio Junqueira) and Matias (Andre Ramiro), are childhood friends: one is quick on the trigger to maintain order and the other forced to compromise his ideals. Together they are the perfect replacement for outgoing BOPE Captain Nascimento, but alone they may not have what it takes to survive.

Director:  José Padilha

Actors:   Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Machado

Valmistusvuosi:  2008

Kesto:  110 min

Tekstitys:  englanti

R2

K-18

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