Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Seen it?2010 | 115 min | Drama, Action, Crime
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (91% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.8 out of 10), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Midnight Express or Menace II Society, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$63 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by José Padilha
- Wagner MouraTenente-Coronel Nascimento
- Irandhir SantosDiogo Fraga
- André RamiroAndré Matias
- Milhem CortazTenente-Coronel Fábio
- Maria RibeiroRosane
- Seu JorgeBeirada
- Sandro RochaRusso
- Tainá MüllerClara
- André MattosFortunato
- Pedro Van-HeldRafael