Edition |
Widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; NTSC, Region 1. |
Language |
In Portuguese or dubbed English, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; English SDH. |
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English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired. |
Cast |
Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado, Paulo Vilela, Fernanda de Freitas, Maria Ribeiro, Fábio Lago. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Lula Carvalho ; editing, Daniel Rezende ; music, Pedro Bromfman. |
Summary |
This is the story of the BOPE, a SWAT-like team at war with the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro. Racing against time, its hard-driving captain puts a pair of rookies through hell in an effort to shape a worthy successor and clear out a drug-infested slum before his imminent retirement. |
Awards |
Best Picture, Berlin International Film Festival |
Note |
Based on the book: Elite da tropa / by Luiz Eduardo Soares, Rodrigo Pimentel & André Batista. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, pervasive language and drug content. |
Subject |
Police -- Special weapons and tactics units -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Drama.
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Drug control -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Drama.
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Police chiefs -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Drama.
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Pimentel, Rodrigo, 1971- -- Film adaptations.
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Batista, André -- Film adaptations.
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Soares, Luiz Eduardo -- Film adaptations.
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Rio de Janeiro. (DE-588)4076741-3
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Genre/Form |
Feature films -- Brazil.
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Foreign language films -- Portuguese.
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Police films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Crime films.
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Added Author |
Padilha, José.
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Prado, Marcos.
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Pimentel, Rodrigo, 1971-
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Mantovani, Bráulio.
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Moura, Wagner, 1976-
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Ramiro, André.
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Junqueira, Caio.
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Batista, André.
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Soares, Luiz Eduardo.
Elite da tropa.
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Zazen Produções.
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Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Genius Products, LLC.
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Quanta (Firm)
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Constantin Film (Firm)
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Posto 9 (Firm)
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Feijad Filmes (Firm)
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Added Title |
Elite squad |
Standard No. |
796019815482 |
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065935821250 |
Music No. |
81548 Weinstein Company Home Entertainment |
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