Elite Squad
Directed by José Padilha
Starring Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, Paulo Vilela, Fernanda de Freitas, André Di Mauro, Fábio Lago
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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.
- Original title
- Tropa de Elite
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Screenplay
- José Padilha, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Bráulio Mantovani, Rodrigo Pimentel
- Music
- Pedro Bromfman
- Cinematography
- Lula Carvalho
- Cast
- Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado, Maria Ribeiro, Paulo Vilela, Fernanda de Freitas, André Di Mauro, Fábio Lago, Erick Oliveira, Patrick Santos
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Updated July 22, 2026
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