André Ramiro, Caio Janqueira, Fernando Machado
Two childhood friends decide to enlist in Rio de Janeiro's Military Police Department. After juggling their police jobs and college, both make up their minds to try out for a Special Operations Squad ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
Stats: 1,184 reviews
A very good film, although I had hoped for something a little bit more after the trailer. It's more of an action/drama dealing with the drug trade in the slums of Rio in Brazil. It has a good story and is well made and shot with a fair share of brutal, violent action scenes. Almo...( read more)
Excellent movie. Great acting and story. A movie about Brazils BOPE and the favela in Rio. The harsh reality is that this could almost be a documentary of everyday life there.
"On the streets of Rio only the elite survive."
1997, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his occupation while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope comes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Punchy urban drama set in the favelas of Rio analysing the desperate struggle to survive on all sides of the law. Poverty is the driving force for most immorality but the rich 'playboys' fare little better. Uneasy but thought provoking viewing.
Alittle disappointed with this one, I thought it would be much more violent and have tons of action as that's what the trailer and look of the DVD cover kinda impresses on you. I also watched it cos its made by the same man who made 'City of God' which is a fearsome flick.
Its v...( read more)
Good movie...would really like to see much more subtitled Brazilian movies based on life in the favella, released.
a look at a special unit, patroling the notorious slums in rio de janeiro, more a special forces unit than policeforce, and we see two men joining up,from there jobs on the police force, as the coruption grows around everyone, this unit is not dirty. a entertaining film throughou...( read more)
Tá, cansa ver filme brasileiro só falando sobre isso, mas Tropa de Elite é bom.
Padilha succumbs to monotonous, hollow flamboyance with his City of God clone. full review
Padilha's style, honed in his hijack documentary Bus 174, is verismo with a vengeance. For two hours the viewer feels as hand-held as the camera, hauled about by the neck. full review
** Troop of the elite
hard bone to gnaw
handle one also catches generality
goes to catch you.... **
pode cre,só quem é daqui sabe uq acontece de verdade,e uq acontece é bem pior duke vc ve no filme.é uma verdadeira guerra.tudo culpa da "elite",desses merdas que dizem governar isso aki,eles criaram a cituação,colocaram os negros as margens da sociedade,sem condição de evoluir socieconomicamente,e agora mandão "MATAR".grande merda.esse filme é bacana pro povo uq a "elite" ñ quer ver.
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