Find a film by title, a director or actor, or a list by name.
Browse with filtersI believe this content is extremely offensive and should be removed from the site.
Don't worry: We will never post without your permission.
Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile.
2010 · 1h 55m · UNRATED
Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by
José Padilha
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
Top critics, in their words
The pace is quick, the violence is rough, and the visual style is documentary as Padilha hammers home his point: Someone is forever in the pocket of someone else as The System constantly adapts to protect itself.
When this Enemy Within settles into key action sequences, such as a stunning nighttime ambush or a daytime battle against Fabio, it becomes wildly entertaining.
Throttles forward with remarkable aplomb and easily leaves the original in the dust.
Elite Squad is just urgent and complex enough to make it clear violence is more than a matter for academic debate.
A fast-paced, hard-hitting Brazilian police thriller.
City of God (2002)
Crime · Drama · R
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Elite Squad (2007)
Action · Crime · Drama · R
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.
Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)
Documentary · N/A
In the slum of Cité Soleil, President Aristide's most loyal supporters were ruling as kings. The five major gang leaders were controlling heavily armed young men; the Chiméres. The Secret army of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. "Ghosts of Cité Soleil" is a film about Billy and Haitian 2pac. Two brothers. Gang Leaders of the Chiméres.
Comments
Talk about the film with other members