Elite Squad
2007/10/12 (US) | Drama, Action, Crime
On the streets of Rio only the elite survive
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.
José Padilha
Director
Bráulio Mantovani
Screenplay
José Padilha
Screenplay
Rodrigo Pimentel
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Wagner Moura
Capitão Nascimento
André Ramiro
André Matias
Caio Junqueira
Neto
Milhem Cortaz
Capitao Fabio
Fernanda Machado
Maria
Maria Ribeiro
Rosane
Fábio Lago
Baiano
Budget
$ 4,000,000
Revenue
$ 14,759,148
Status
Released
Production Company
- Universal Pictures do Brasil
- The Weinstein Company
- Zazen Produções
- Estúdios Mega
Crews
André Batista
Novel
Luiz Eduardo Soares
Novel
José Padilha
Producer
Pedro Bromfman
Original Music Composer