Elite Squad (2007)
Tropa de Elite
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive
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Elite Squad rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb8/10· 119K votes
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic33%
TMDb8.1/10· 3K votesWith 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
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.
Cast of Elite Squad
Wagner Moura
as Capitão Nascimento
André Ramiro
as André Matias
Caio Junqueira
as Neto
Milhem Cortaz
as Capitão Fabio
Fernanda Machado
as Maria
Maria Ribeiro
as Rosane
Paulo Vilela
as Edu
Fernanda de Freitas
as Roberta
André Di Mauro
as Pedro Rodrigues
Fábio Lago
as Baiano
Erick Oliveira
as Marcinho
- P
Patrick Santos
as Tinho
Elite Squad facts
- Original title
- Tropa de Elite
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $14.8M
- Collection
- Elite Squad Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Visceral action and moral ambiguity create authentic dramatic weight
- •Raw performances capture systemic corruption and institutional failure
- •Unflinching exploration of criminal underworld feels genuinely consequential
What the audience disliked
- •Brutal violence and nihilistic worldview prove overwhelmingly intense
- •Critics perceive problematic glorification despite nuanced social commentary
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